Here comes 2014 speeding at us like a freight train, and theres no stopping it. Were all about to get a year older. That is big news for me not that Im that old. Heck, all the Rolling Stones and Beach Boys are older than me and theyre still touring, for Petes sake. Every year I promise to remind my best friend that I have lived years longer than he imagined. We were young men, I think we were still in college, when one day as he watched me down an order of fries and a soda, he made a bold prediction. You wont live to be 50, he said. Goes to show, you cant really predict the future. Like who would think the Atlanta Falcons and Brooklyn Nets would be this bad? Didnt everyone have them going to the Super Bowl and winning the division in the NBA, respectively? But, that said, I am going to try my hand at predicting some major developments in 2014. Here goes: The North Port City Commission and Sarasota County Commission get an offer they cant refuse from Charlotte County entrepreneur Bruce Laishley to take over Warm Mineral Springs. Laishley says the spot will be perfect for a major venture he has in mind. The New York Yankees announce that oft-criticized and overpaid veteran Alex Rodriguez has agreed to a trade to the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays are giving up a Class A outelder for the third baseman, but the Yankees have agreed to pay 98 percent of his remaining salary. Evan Longoria has agreed to move to second base to accommodate the slugger. Rays manager Joe Maddon says Rodriguez will be a great t in the clubhouse as soon as he fullls the remainder of his 211-game ban for substance abuse. Arcadia announces it has hired a city administrator and he was right under their noses all along. Joe Fink, who served once as interim administrator, was given a 10-year contract to take over the job. Fink said he is condent he can turn the city around. A new restaurant will be built in downtown Punta Gorda, occupying the southwest corner of the vacant property that has been projected as a site for everything from a hotel to an aquarium. The new restaurant will feature hush puppies as its main side dish. Wilson Williams announces he has purchased a farm in Virginia where he will semi-retire from show business. The farm will include a stage where some of the countrys best R&B and oldies acts will perform once a month. Cord Cosler is hoping to sign up several of his acts for a gig. Charlotte County approves a contract to put sewers in the entire southern half of the county with the aid of a federal grant funded by the Department of Health and Environmental Protection. While the cost to homeowners will be zero, there are ethics complaints led that suggest kickbacks were awarded to the company selected to put in the system. A new animal rights group comes out against an aquarium in downtown Punta Gorda. It pushes for the vacant property on U.S. 41 South to be used for a highend dog park that will attract pooches from as far away as Burnt Store. John Hackworth is editor of the Sun newspapers. You can contact him at jhackworth@sun-herald.comPredictions for 2014 PUNTA GORDA Gun enthusiast Bob Rexroad believes a proposal designed to make applying for a concealed weapon permit more convenient is a good idea. Sen. Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, led a bill in the Florida Legislature on Dec. 17 that, if passed, would allow those seeking a concealed carry permit to le an application at the county tax collection ofces. Currently, those seeking a permit must apply at one of eight regional ofces around Florida. There is a regional ofce in Punta Gorda, but the sheer volume of those seeking applications has caused the process to bog down, said Aaron Keller, a spokesman with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the agency that processes the applications.A quicker drawBy PAUL FALLONSUN CORRESPONDENTBill seeks easier path for concealed weapon permitPERMIT | 6 Will Springs reopen in 2014?A sign reminds visitors Warm Mineral Springs remains closed. Editors note: The Sun is recapping its most compelling and talked about stories of 2013. Look for stories to follow each day, through Dec. 31. NORTH PORT Its been 184 days since anyone swam in the mineral-rich waters at Warm Mineral Spring Day Spa. The citys only tourist attraction is jointly owned by North Port and Sarasota County, who paid $5.5 million for it in 2010. Cypress Lending operated the 81-acre day spa for a year and a half before commissioners from both boards failed to meet a June 30 deadline for a new manager. For the rst time in 50 years, the Springs was closed to the public on July 1. Cypress 44 employees, including yoga and aqua aerobics instructors, physical therapists, lifeguards, nail techs and gift shop workers, lost their jobs, as did 16 employees of onsite eatery Caf Evergreen. A 24-hour security guard was posted at the site and a second fence was installed to keep people out at a cost of about $20,000 a month. Ofcials estimate lost revenue from ticket sales and merchandise is more than $270,000, not including the hundreds of thousands the city and county Spas closure costing big bucks, angering residentsBy ELAINE ALLEN-EMRICH NORTH PORT COMMUNITY NEWS EDITOR SPRINGS | 6For Gail Houghton, being a pet foster parent is a bittersweet experience. Its so rewarding. Its a wonderful thing. said Houghton, who lives in northwest Port Charlotte. But when she recommends fostering to others, she offers one caveat: Its heartbreaking when they go to a new home. But if you can let them go, then you can bring in more and help more. Houghton is fostering and bottle-feeding four 13-day-old puppies, which she thinks may be Rottweilers. She is one of 22 foster caretakers who keeps pets for EARS (Englewood Animal Rescue Sanctuary) until the rescue can nd them a home. EARS, located at 145 W. Dearborn St., Englewood, is a no-kill, no-cage shelter, which rescues dogs and cats from pounds across the state. The organization then matches the pets to new homes in their adoption process. And theyve been doing quite well. EARS reported a record number of dog adoptions in 2013 with 90 dogs being adopted out over the course of the year compared to 13 in 2011 and 11 in 2012. Deva Ballentyne, the adoption manager, said organizations like EARS serve EARS fosters save petsBy IAN ROSSSTAFF WRITERFOSTERS | 6 JohnHACKWORTHEDITORHACKIN AROUND CORRECTIONThe community is invited to a candlelight vigil at 6 p.m. today in support of reopening Warm Mineral Springs Day Spa in North Port. It will be held in a privately owned lot on Ortiz Boulevard across from Dorado Drive, near the day spa. A story in some of Sundays editions incorrectly reported the day of the vigil. B estof 3102 3102 3102 Left: A huge sale was held the last few days Warm Mineral Springs was open in June. Items including chairs, tables, cash registers, cabinets and more were sold at discounted prices as former operator Cypress Lending unloaded its inventory. SUN FILE PHOTOS Protestors staged a rally in front of North Port City Hall earlier this year, just before the June 30 deadline to nd an operator for Warm Mineral Springs Day Spa before it closed to the public. PHOTO PROVIDEDEARS recently took in seven puppies that are three-quarters boxer and one-quarter Amer ican bulldog. Mary Curtis, the foster caretaker for the puppies and their mother, said since the puppies are four weeks old, they will be up for adoption in another four weeks. Charlotte SunAND WEEKLY HERALDTHE SUN: Obituaries 5 | Police Beat 7 | Viewpoint 8 | Opinion 9 | THE WIRE: Nation 2 | State 3 | World 5-6 | Weather 6 | SPORTS: Lotto 2 | CLASSIFIED: Comics 9-12 | Dear Abby 12 | TV Listings 13 VOL. 121 NO. 364 AN EDITION OF THE SUN AMERICAS BEST COMMUNITY DAILYMONDAY DECEMBER 30, 2013www.sunnewspapers.net $1.00 Mostly cloudy with isolated showers78 60 High Low Look inside for valuable couponsThis years savings to date ...S UN COUPON VALUE METER CHARLIE SAYS ...People who say you cant buy love clearly have not paid an adoption fee. INDEX | 705252000258 Daily Edition $1.00 $85,460Hopeful retailers opening marijuana storefronts in ColoradoTHE WIRE PAGE 1 MIAMI MISSES PLAYOFFS SUICIDE BOMBERA person attacked a busy Russian railway station, killing themself and 15 others. Dolphins loss to Jets eliminates them from AFC wild-card race.SEE SPORTS PAGE 1 THE WIRE PAGE 1 Pick of the DayTotal gym, $100In Todays Classifieds! CALL US AT 941-206-1000 PJ^+ II (:111 I I .-AkWarm Mineral Springsis temporarily closed effectiveJuly 1, 2013Sarasota County and the City of North portappreciate your patience.We are rrorkil,9hand to reopen as soon as possibley1 eamme;rgoncontu WeSarasMaConntyCallCenterat.\' -t txy^H xk .rap ..,krS'+y3Y't.f' !991-r61.S000frA. : f onh X10144 fa'WNW,2013Dliii IIII II III IIII.. ......................................... ................A

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Our Town Page 2 E/N/C www.sunnewspapers.net The Sun /Monday, December 30, 2013 NEW YEARS CLOSURESIn observance of the New Years Day holiday, all Charlotte County government business offices and Punta Gorda city offices, along with all county and circuit courts, will be closed Wednesday. All post offices also will be closed. Other local offices and services also will be affected, including: County Administration Center: closed. Charlotte County Utilities: Customer service will be closed; payments will be accepted by phone at 941-764-4300, or by electronic billing at www.CharlotteCountyFL. gov (select Water/Sewer from the I want to list). Standby staff will be on call for utility emergencies at 941-764-4300. Mini-Transfer facilities: Both the West Charlotte and Mid-County centers will be closed. Charlotte County Landfill on Zemel Road: open. Charlotte Harbor Visitor & Convention Bureau offices: closed. Visitors with questions about things to do can call 800-652-6090, or visit www.CharlotteHarborTravel.com. Family Services Center: Charlotte County government offices at the center will be closed. Fire/EMS Headquarters will be closed; all other stations will be open. Sunshine Ride: closed. Dial-A-Ride: closed. Charlotte County library admin istration offices: closed. Charlotte County libraries: closed. Charlotte County Historical Center: closed. Harold Avenue Recreation Center: closed. South County Regional Park Recreation Center: closed. Joseph A. Tringali Recreation Center: closed. Community Services adminis tration offices: closed. Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center offices: closed, with the offices also closed Tuesday. Port Charlotte Beach Recreation Center: closed. J.M. Berlin/Rotary Skate Park at Ann Dever Memorial Regional Park: open. Captain Don Cerbone Memorial Skate Park at Carmalita Park: open. Pools: closed. Charlotte Sports Park offices: closed. Charlotte County Sheriffs administration and district offices in Englewood, Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda: closed. Edison State College (including the Charlotte campus): closed from now through Wednesday. Campus services will resume regular hours Thursday. Classes will resume regular hours Jan.6. Garbage collection for residents of Charlotte County will be as follows: Curbside collection will occur as scheduled on Wednesday. Residents and commercial customers of the city of Punta Gorda who receive trash, yardwaste or curbside-recycling service Wednesday will be serviced Thursday; all other days will receive service as normally scheduled. Cultural Center of Charlotte County: open until 2p.m. Tuesday; closed Wednesday. Charlotte County Health Department: offices and clinics will be closed. NORTH PORT/SARASOTA City of North Port and Sarasota County government offices and facilities will be closed Wednesday, Jan.1, in observance of New Years Day. Closures and changes in service include: County libraries will close at 5p.m. on Tuesday, Dec.31, New Years Eve. Libraries and parks, including Payne Park Tennis Center and Arlington Park pool, will be closed Wednesday. Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) service will not be offered, and administrative offices will be closed. Residents of the city of North Port and those who live in unincorporated areas of the county will not have yard waste, recyclables or garbage collection. Residents whose regular collection days are Wednesday, Thursday or Friday will have their collection day moved to the next day in the week. For example, residents with a regular collection day of Wednesday will have their garbage picked up Thursday. Residents can put real Christmas trees, wreaths or boughs out as yard waste. Remember to remove all decorations, lights, nails and wires. Trees taller than 6 feet should be cut in half. Because collection times vary, residents should place refuse at the curb by 6a.m. the day of pickup. The countys chemical collection centers at 8750 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, and 250 S. Jackson Road, Venice, will be closed Monday through Wednesday. The Citizens Convenience Center at 4010 Knights Trail Road, Nokomis, will be closed. The landfill at 4000 Knights Trail Road, Sarasota, and landfill adminis tration offices will be closed. County schools are closed through Jan.5, reopening Jan.6. State College of Florida campuses are also on winter break. There will be no mail delivery Wednesday, and banks will be closed. The North Port Area Chamber of Commerce office will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday. For more county information, visit www.scgov.net or contact the Sarasota County Call Center at 941-861-5000; for the city of North Port, visit the Public Works Department link for Solid Waste on the citys website, www.city ofnorthport.com, or call Customer Service at 941-240-8050. TODAY Basic Exercise, $40/8wks or $2/class 9-10 am, North Port Senior Center, 4940 Pan American Blvd., North Port, for info call Marcelle: 941-235-0346 Mahjong, 9 am to 12:30 pm, North Port Senior Center, 4940 Pan American Blvd., North Port, 941-426-2204 Learn a new game/ meet nice people/have a good time Yoga, $10/a class 10:15-11:15 am North Port Senior Center, 4940 Pan American Blvd., for info call Marcelle: 941-235-0346 North Port Woodcarvers Club, Monday meetings 12-3 pm @ VFW Post, 8203, 4860 Trott Cir. off Pan American, Blvd., North Port, for info call Ron: 941-257-8480 Rummikub, 12:30-3 pm North Port Senior Center, 4940 Pan American Blvd., North Port, 941-426-2204 TODAYCrafts/Lunch, Do crafts, make friends at Lemon Bay Womans Club, 51 N. Maple St. 9:30 am -1:30 pm, light lunch & dessert availiable, 941-474-9762 Englewood Bridge Cl, Contract bridge is played every Mon & Thurs, from 12:15 pm til 3:30 pm at The Hills Rest. RGCC, 100 Rotonda Cir, Englewood, for info call: 941-6987945, $2 | CHARLOTTE EVENTS | NORTH PORT EVENTS | ENGLEWOOD EVENTS Share the Love for the Kids Home Tour, Tour 7 PGI homes Feb. 15, 10ampm. Begin tour & view raffle items at Isles Yacht Club, 1780 W. Marion Ave., PG. Advanced $20 tickets at PGICA, 2001 Shreve St.; $25 day of tour. Lunch tickets available. Sponsored by Beyond Ourselves. Proceeds: New Operation Cooper Street; Back Pack Kidz. 916-9338 General Membership Meeting, Due to the New Year Holiday, the Veteran Motor Car Club of America will conduct its membership meeting Mon., Dec. 30, starting at 7 pm, on the 4th Floor at 713 E. Marion Ave., PG. All non-modified hobbyists welcome. No need to be a member nor in the military. 941-626-4452 Featured EventsPAID ADVERTISEMENTS SUBSCRIPTIONS Home Delivery Rates: Newspaper designated market: City ZoneCarrier home delivered 7 days. Rates as follows plus 7% Florida Sales Tax: Monthly Bank/ Credit Card .........................$16.47 3 Months ............................$66.51 6 Months ..........................$113.05 1 Year ...............................$197.69Does not include Waterline and TV Times. Above rates do not include sales tax.Subscribers residing in outlying areas may incur additional delivery charge. DESOTO COUNTY RATES Monthly Bank/ Credit Card .......................$16.40 3 Months ..........................$74.09 6 Months .......................$119.54 1 Year .............................$196.70 Arcadian home delivery $29.99 per year. Mail subscription rates: Rates as follows (advance payment required): 7 Days 3 Months 6 Months 1 Year $120.88 $216.81 $386.10 Sunday Only 3 Months 6 Months 1 Year $58.81 $110.56 $186.19 Single Copy rates Daily $1.00 Sunday $2.00 Unclaimed account balances under $10, inactive for 15 months, will be used to purchase newspapers for classroom use. CUSTOMER SERVICE POLICY HOURS: 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday Friday; Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to noon. To subscribe or to report any problems with your service, please call or visit your local office. Englewood: 941-681-3000 120 W. Dearborn St. Charlotte: 941-206-1300 23170 Harborview Rd., Port Charlotte North Port: 941-429-3000 13487 Tamiami Trail, North Port DeSoto: 863-494-0300 or toll-free at 877-818-6204 108 S. Polk Avenue, ArcadiaThe SUN (USPS 743170) is published daily at Sun Coast Media Group, Inc., 23170 Harborview Road, Charlotte Harbor, FL 33980-2100. Periodicals postage paid at Punta Gorda, FL. Postmaster: Please send address changes to the SUN, 23170 Harborview Road, Charlotte Harbor, Florida 33980-2100.Chairman .................................. Derek Dunn-Rankin .....................941-206-1001 Publisher ................................... David Dunn-Rankin .....................941-206-1003 Executive Editor ........................ Chris Porter .................................941-206-1134 Advertising Director .................. Leslee Peth ..................................941-206-1262 Circulation Director ................... Mark Yero ....................................941-206-1300 Arcadian Editor ......................... Susan E. Hoffman ........................863-494-0300 DeSoto General Manager .......... Joe Gallimore ..............................863-494-0300 Charlotte Sun Editor .................. Rusty Pray ...................................941-206-1168 North Port Sun Publisher .......... Steve Sachkar ..............................941-429-3001 North Port Sun Editor ................ Lorraine Schneeberger ................941-429-3003 Englewood Sun Publisher ......... Carol Y. Moore .............................941-681-3031 Englewood Sun Editor ............... Clinton Burton ............................941-681-3000 SUN NEWSPAPERSMember of the Audit Bureau of Circulation rfLook for Special Offers only on www.anthonysa.com & www.facebook.com/anthonysa Exclusives Web *Not valid on Spanx, Jara, Not Your Daughters Jeans, Kristin Crenshaw, Seabreeze, Beachpointe, I.O. Sport Leggings, Bali, Leon Levin, Foxcroft, Isadela, Neyelle, Flair, Belldini, Avalin, and Coobie Bras. Cannot be combined with any other discount. Selection may vary by store. No adjustments made on previously purchased merchandise. A clearance item is one that has been reduced at least twice. 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The Sun /Monday, December 30, 2013 www.sunnewspapers.net E/N/C Our Town Page 3 LOCAL/REGIONAL NEWS Looking back on my seventh year writing this consumer advocate column, I can condently predict a happier 2014 if you promise to keep your guard up and make these resolutions: Immediately trash all mailings involving a contest, sweepstakes or lottery that request a payment, regardless of the amount. Seniors are the primary target of these misleading and confusing notications. Many are just subscriptions to sweepstakes newsletters. Remember, you cant win anything you didnt enter. Never wire money or send a prepaid debit card to anyone you dont know. With sophisticated printing technology, legitimate-looking, phony checks are at the root of overpayment scams, including offers to buy goods listed in classied ads. The counterfeit check bounces after the money sent to the scammers from your account is gone forever. Dont click a link, reply, or open an attachment until youve veried the legitimacy of the source of an email or cellphone text message. Even if you think its genuine, the address may be spoofed or forged. Protect yourself by self-initiating contact. Delete all the addresses before you forward the next pass-it-along email joke. Its one of the ways spammers get their mailing lists. Trash notications that youre a winner of a vacation trip or chosen to receive a complimentary cruise or airline tickets. Redemption requires attendance at a high-pressure travel club presentation where membership can run into the thousands of dollars. Even if you go just for the trip, the third party vouchers are extremely difcult to redeem. Immediately hang up on solicitations from companies offering special offers to inspect your air-conditioning system or ducts. (No, theyre not coincidently in your area.) The inspection invariably turns into expensive repair issues from replacing units that are still under warranty to duct cleaning work after "discovering" mold. Avoid the natural temptation of responding immediately to unsolicited charitable requests, especially after some type of disaster. Never click a link or open an attachment in an email appeal. Dont respond to charitable telemarketing calls. Most come from paid fundraisers that keep most of your donations. Floridas do-not-call law now prohibits charities from contacting you again if you tell them you dont want to receive any more calls. If youre not registered, get on the free list by calling 800-435-7352. Vet charities using Charity Navigator, CharityWatch and GuideStar. Verify nonprot 501(c)(3) status and look for the percentage of donors money that goes to its cause, as opposed to fundraising expenses. Then self-initiate contact with the charitys authorized legitimate website that should end in .org not .com. If donating online, the page where you provide your credit card information should start with https instead of just http, indicating a secure page. If calling, phone the charity direct. Never sign a consignment contract for anything, including RVs, without understanding its term limits, so that you get back whats yours, whether it is money or your property. Dont order a trial offer of anything that requires a credit card for a small shipping charge. Same for a discount coupon offered at online checkouts. Carefully read the ne print. Its usually a misleading device resulting in an unwanted and difcult to cancel ongoing monthly product charge. Be on the lookout for the Grandparents Scam hitting our area. Thats where the scammer calls a senior in a mufed voice, saying something like, "Grandma, it's me, your favorite grandson," prompting the victim to respond with the childs name. Assuming that identity, the grandchild pleads for money to be wired to get out of jail or avoid some trouble. To reduce your chances of becoming a victim, the BBBs Scam Stopper website (www.bbb.org/ scamstopper) offers facts, tips and alerts. Also, subscribe to Scambusters free weekly email newsletter at www.scambusters.org and nd important information from the National Consumer Leagues Fraud Center at www.fraud.org. Finally, never assume anything. Ask questions. Dont feel pressured into making an uncomfortable decision. Get everything important in writing. Carefully read and think twice before signing an agreement or checking a box online. And when in doubt, just say no. Happy New Year! David Morris is the Suns consumer advocate and a Florida Society of News Editors award-winning columnist. Contact him c/o the Sun, 23170 Harborview Road, Charlotte Harbor, FL, 33980, email dmorris@ sun-herald.com, or leave a message at 941-206-1114.Happy New Year: Keep your guard up David Morris NORTH PORT The city has launched a new program to encourage special events in the community. The North Port City Commission approved a Special Events Assistance Program that allows for event organizers to apply for assistance to pay for city fees and resources that are tied to hosting special events. Funding for the program will be awarded to those approved by the City Commission that meet criteria established by the program. The funds only will be used to pay for city services such as trash collection, re inspections and rental fees. To qualify for the funding, an event must be free to the general public, open to everyone, demonstrate a primary benet to the community at large, have an approved special event permit application prior to application, have a clear, understandable event plan that shows regulatory requirements are met, be organized with proper management, and have adequate stafng. Funding limits include: up to $200 for events with an estimated attendance of 100-499, up to $500 for events with estimated attendance of 500-2,499, and up to $1,000 for events with an estimated attendance of more than 2,500. Because funding was approved in this scal years budget, the city will be hosting a special application submission period from Jan. 20 through Feb. 11 for events that will take place from March 1 through Sept. 30 of next year. Events that take place after Sept. 30 can apply for approval during the application time period (as dened in the assistance program) of April 1 through May 30. Once applications have been received, the City Commission will review the applications and decide on the recipients based on the criteria outlined in the program. The city will host a Special Events Clinic from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 4 at the Morgan Family Community Center, 6207 W. Price Blvd. There is a room limit of 50 attendees. The clinic will include a look at the process for hosting a special event in North Port, the special event permit process, the details of the new assistance program, pitfalls to event planning to consider, marketing and more. For more information about the Special Event Assistance Program or to RSVP for the Special Events Clinic on Jan. 4, contact Sherry Willette at swillette@cityofnorthport. com or at 941-429-7229, or George Ospina at gospina@cityofnorthport. com or at 941-429-7156. City offers new Special Event Assistance ProgramProvided by ERIN BRYCENORTH PORT COMMUNITY OUTREACH MANAGER 50463210 Watkins Tire & Auto Service C OMPLETE A UTOMOTIVE S ERVICE & R EPAIR B Y Q UALIFIED T ECHS 87 N Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte (941) 255-9299 (M-F 8-5) Family Owned & operated since 1996 Most extended warranties accepted Clean, Comfortable Waiting Room With Free WIFI Financing Avail. 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Our Town Page 4 E/N/C www.sunnewspapers.net The Sun /Monday, December 30, 2013 LOCAL/REGIONAL NEWS As we look toward 2014 for personal growth and goal-setting, the backyard gardener should also take time to make some resolutions that will benet any landscape. Lets look at some suggestions that will make your horticultural experience in Southwest Florida the best in 2014. Your rst resolution should be to continue to monitor for laurel wilt in Charlotte County. Dont forget that a new pest was positively identied in Charlotte County in September laurel wilt. This is a fungal disease specically carried by a certain kind of beetle that spreads the disease as it feeds on its host trees specically redbay and avocado. This pest has moved down the east coast and has now traveled over into the west coast of Florida, including Manatee, Sarasota and DeSoto counties. Laurel wilt as a fungal disease kills trees by plugging up their water-conducting vessels, causing them to wilt and die. The actual disease is transferred by the redbay ambrosia beetle, a native of India, Japan, Myanmar and Taiwan. First found in Georgia in 2002, it has moved up and down the east coast and into Florida. While most ambrosia beetles feed on stressed trees, the redbay ambrosia beetle attacks sound, healthy trees in the laurel family, which includes redbay and avocado. It can take from three weeks to three months for the tree to nally die after rst contact with the pest. Please take a look at these publications for photos of the actual beetle and the associated symptoms: http://edis. ifas.u.edu/pdfles/ HS/HS117900.pdf Homeowner Detection of and Recommendations for Mitigating Redbay Ambrosia Beetle Laurel Wilt Disease on Redbay and Avocado Trees in the Home Landscape and http://edis.ifas.u.edu/ pdfles/HS/HS39100.pdf Laurel Wilt: A Threat to Redbay, Avocado and Related Trees in Urban and Rural Landscapes. Know your landscape fertilizer applicators: Beginning in January, all commercial fertilizer applicators must be certied by the Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control in order to make any type of fertilizer application to commer cial turf or ornamental areas, and/or the turf or ornamental areas of parks or elds (other than agricultural areas), and/ or the turf or ornamental area of any residential property. Prior to issuance of this certication, the applicator must provide proof of having received training in green industry best management practices. These classes are offered by the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection. Things to look for in your lawn maintenance company: Do they display the required BMP training certication decal on their equipment? Use a minimum 50 percent slow-release nitrogen fertilizer product? Apply no more than the maximum allowable amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus? Use a deector shield on all broadcast fertilizer spreaders? Remove grass clippings from the roadway, storm drains, and ditches? Promote the benets of a low maintenance zone around water bodies? Maintain a 10-foot fertilizer-free zone around water bodies and wetlands, or three feet with a deector? Refrain from applying nitrogen and phosphorus from June 1 to Sept. 30. Please see here for more infor mation: http://charlotte. ifas.u.edu/horticulture/ hort-fertilizer1.htm Peachy keen in Charlotte County: Looking for a fruit tree to grow that not only takes the cold but actually requires it? With some of the newer subtropical peach varieties, the peach can be grown in many parts of Florida, including Charlotte County. A key to the success of these peaches is their need to receive what is called chilling requirements. Chilling requirements are dened as the exposure to cool temperatures (between 32 degrees and 55 degrees) necessary for the resumption of normal spring growth. This can be further broken down into the number of chilling hours or units needed. Without this chilling, there is no crop and/or the fruit develops poorly. For instance, the cultivar Tropicbeauty needs 150 chill units to produce a crop. Other varieties such as Floraprince and Flordaglo also require 150 chilling units. UFSun only needs 100 hours. In our region of Southwest Florida, we can get from 100 to 200 chilling hours most winters. For more information on growing peaches in Florida, please see here: Florida Subtropical Peaches: Production Practices (2013) Olmstead, M., Chaparro, J., Williamson, J. G., Rouse R., Mizell, Harmon, P., & Ferguson, J. The University of Florida Extension Service, IFAS. http://edis.ifas. u.edu/pdfles/HS/ HS34800.pdf A good year to start some proper gardening habits: Let us help you with information for all of your horticultural needs plant selection, pest identication, gardening tips and suggestions. For more information on all types of gardening inquiries, please call our master gardener volunteers on the Plant Lifeline on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 764-4340 for gardening help and insight into their role as an extension volunteer. Dont forget to visit our other County Plant Clinics in the area. Please check this link for a complete list of site locations, dates and times: http:// charlotte.ifas.u.edu/ horticulture/Plant%20 Clinics%20Schedule.pdf. I also want to direct you to our Master Gardener Speakers Bureau at http://charlotte.ifas. u.edu/2012%20 Speakers%20Bureau%20 Brochure.pdf, where subject-matter presentations can be scheduled for your group or organization. Ralph E. Mitchell is the director/horticulture agent for the Charlotte County Extension Service. He can be reached at 941-7644344, or ralph.mitchell@ charlotte.com.New years gardening resolutions Ralph Mitchell Southwest Florida residents can expect a drizzly week ahead. According to a National Weather Service forecast, Monday will have day time highs around 77 with nighttime lows around 62. There will be partly sunny skies and a 20 percent chance of showers during the day. At night, the NWS predicts a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1 a.m. On Tuesday, temperatures will dip slightly, with highs near 71 and lows around 58. Skies will be mostly cloudy and there will be a 20 percent chance of showers during the day. On New Years Day, skies will continue to be mostly cloudy. Highs will be around 76, with lows around 62. There will be a 20 percent chance of showers during the day and a 30 percent chance of showers at night. Thursday continues the rainy pattern. There will be a 40 percent chance of showers during the day and a 30 percent chance of showers at night. Skies will be mostly cloudy. Highs will be around 76 and lows will be around 60. On Friday, temperatures are expected to drop as the sky brightens. Highs will be near 68 and lows will be near 52. Skies are expected to be sunny.Email: iross@sun-herald.comNew year will begin on a drizzly noteBy IAN ROSSSTAFF WRITER | COMMUNITY | NEWS BRIEFFree HIV testing offeredThe Charlotte County Health Department and CARES Outreach Services Inc. of Sarasota will offer free HIV testing the fourth Saturday of every month at the following locations and times (the next date is Jan. 25): Edgewater United Methodist Church, 19190 Cochran Blvd., Port Charlotte: 8 a.m. to noon. Charlotte County Homeless Coalition, 1476 Kenesaw St., Murdock: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. No appointment is necessary, and test results are ready in 15 minutes. Several local businesses in Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda and Englewood have free condoms available to help prevent the spread of STDs and HIV. For free condom locations and information about testing and prevention, visit www. CharlotteCHD.com; or contact Eric Stockley, CCHD prevention training consultant, at 941-624-7235. Please mail Charloe County Homeless Coalition P O Box 380157 Murdock, FL 33938941-627-4313 ext. 118www.cchomelesscoalition.org Tina.Figliuolo@cchomelesscoalition.org P le a s em ail yourgito: C h l C t H l C li t i Registration #CH2328 Charlotte County Homeless Coalition is a nonprofit, charitable organization classified as a 501(c)3 by the IRS. Gifts are tax-deductible.rfnnnnnnnnnnnnt YES! I want to help the homeless and hungry! My ff is enclosed, payable to Charlotte County Homeless Coalition Please fb my credit card: MasterCard VISA Discover American Express Account No.______________________________________________________ Exp. 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The Sun /Monday, December 30, 2013 www.sunnewspapers.net E/N/C Our Town Page 5 LOCAL/REGIONAL NEWS | OBITUARIESCHARLOTTENo deaths were reported in Charlotte Sunday.ENGLEWOOD Charles W. ConnerCharles W. Charlie Conner of Englewood, Fla., passed away Dec. 24, 2013. He was born Oct. 15 1938, in Westbrook, Maine. Charlie worked at the S. D. Warren mill in Westbrook. He served in the National Guard and was called up for the Cuban Missile Crisis. Charlie moved to Vermont in 1966, with his family to work for IBM from where he retired. He had a great life enjoying golf, hunting, shing, and all the grandchildren and great-grandchildren, whom he loved to take photographs and videos of. He is survived by his loving wife, of 54 years, Jeannette F. (Martin) Conner; daughters, Laurie Conner of Richmond, Vt., and Cheryl Conner of Enosburg Falls, Vt., ve grandchildren, Jessica, Justin, Joshua, Stacey, and Christy; and three great-grandchildren, Kaylena, Jace, and Everett; brothers, William, Daniel, and James. Charlie was preceded in death by his son, Ronald; and his brother, John. There will be a celebration of life this spring in Vermont. In lieu of owers, please send donations to a charity of your choice. Arrangements are by Lemon Bay Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Englewood.June S. GraigJune S. Graig, 92, of Rotonda West, Fla., formerly of Port Charlotte, Fla., passed away Friday, Dec. 27, 2013. She was born Sept. 21, 1921, in Jersey City, N.J., and moved to this area in 1987, from Barnegat, N.J. Mrs. Graig had worked as a control engineer for Western Electric and was a homemaker and dedicated her life to her family. She was involved in the Gardens of Gulf Cove theater group. June was a member, a Sunday School teacher, and sang in the choir at the First Baptist Church of Ridgeeld Park, N.J. Survivors include her daughters, Debra (Larry) Piloto of Rotonda West, Susan (Keith) ONeill of Middletown, N.J., son, John C. (Rosemarie) of Rotonda West; sister, Marion Smith of Teaneck, N.J.; brother, Joseph (Clotilda) Valley of Englewood, Fla.; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be private. In lieu of owers memorial donations may be made to Make-A-Wish America, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 6062, Albert Lea, MN 56007-6662 or online at wish.org. Arrangements were made in Port Charlotte.Nancy Jo RoseberryNancy Jo Roseberry, 69, of Kirkwood, Ill., and Englewood, Fla., passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. Arrangements are by Englewood Community Funeral Home, Inc. with Private Crematory.NORTH PORTNo deaths were reported in North Port Sunday.DESOTONo deaths were reported in DeSoto Sunday. Editors note: This story is the rst of two parts. John Ross of Port Charlotte was a 19-yearold grunt in 1967 when he was sent to South Vietnam as a member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, part of the 82nd Airborne Regiment. His unit fought a major battle against the North Vietnamese Army at Dak To in the Central Highlands. When the shooting stopped, American losses totaled 1,606 troops killed and 8,435 wounded in one of the biggest actions of the Vietnam War. He was one of the wounded survivors. During this single battle, 12 members of the 173rd received the Medal of Honor. The NVA lost even more soldiers killed or wounded. Ross unit had another distinction: It was the rst major combat unit to take part in the war. After basic training at Fort Benning, Ga., and advanced infantry training at Fort Gordon, he went to jump school with the 82nd Parachute Infantry Regiment at Fort Bragg, N.C. In September 1967 we nished our training and went to San Francisco and boarded a ship for Vietnam, said Ross, 66. We ended up in An Khe, where we were introduced to combat patrols. This area was heavy jungle and mountains and we set up a number of ambushes and took part in a lot of jungle ghting with the NVA. We were sent to Shau Point Nassius, the highest peaks in Vietnam, to protect an artillery support base of 105s (cannons). Most of the contact we had with the enemy in the mountains around the support base was platoon-size. We moved around almost every day and also got into some heavy ghting along the Ho Chi Minh Trail where it intersects with Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. The heaviest combat I saw began in November 1967. It was an incredible battle that took place in the Dak To area, Ross said. It began on Hill 875 and became the largest or the second-largest land battle of the Vietnam War. It was continuous combat with the NVA until the end of November. Our job was to interdict the very heavy amount of supplies being brought down the Ho Chi Minh Trail by North Vietnamese insurgents. They used bicycles to transport ammunition in baskets tied to the bikes. Elephants were used to transport the heavy stuff like 122-millimeter rockets. From September 1967 until January there was an enormous buildup of goods coming down the trail. They were building up for the Tet Offensive that began in January 1968 and ran until April. From Nov. 13 to the end of the month we had continuous heavy ghting against the NVA. It became known as the Francis Marion Operation and ended with the pivotal engagement at the Battle of Dak To. We were trying to save the Special Forces camp and the Mountagnards, mountain people, they were working with at their hill-top base. We were trying to cover their withdrawal off the hill. We lost a lot of people in this continuous combat that lasted for over a month. The three most endangered species in a reght like this were second lieutenants, radio operators and machine-gunners. I was an M60 light machine-gunner and my life expectancy was about 12 seconds, he said. I believe our secret to survival ... was the incredible training we received at Fort Bragg. Another thing that kept us alive was our constant movement. There were continuous days and nights of reghts. We were sent out to ambush the enemy time after time. It was uncontrolled chaos. The intensity of these reghts would force us to continue to move our location. The battle came to a head on March 22 and 23 when Ross was hit in both legs by enemy re. They patched him up in the eld and he kept on ghting. It was at this point we started to assault this huge NVA hospital and administrative complex dug into the side of Hill 600 up in the mountains, Ross noted. We tried to take this bunker for a week. During that period we brought in Air Force, Navy and Army air power on the hill. Then our unit went up the hill. We reached a bamboo fence about 18 inches high partway up the hill during our assault. To see any of the NVAs ghting positions on the hill you had to stand up and look over the fence. At that point we were within the killing zone of the NVA. Read part two of Ross story this week. If you have a war story or a friend or neighbor has one, email Don Moore at donmoore39@ gmail.com or call him at 941-426-2120. Visit www. donmooreswartales.com for more war stories.Ross took part in biggest battle in Vietnam WarBy DON MOORESUN CORRESPONDENT SUN PHOTO BY DON MOOREJohn Ross today at his Port Charlotte home. He is 66. PHOTO PROVIDEDThis is Pfc. John Ross of Port Charlotte with his M60 machine gun. He fought with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam in 1967-68. ENGLEWOOD Jordan Schneider may be only 13, but hes already shown real talent playing the saxophone. Jordan, an L.A. Ainger Middle School eighthgrader, is set to play rst chair alto sax in the Florida All-State Middle School Concert Band concert, scheduled Jan. 11 at the Tampa Bay Convention Center. Lemon Bay High School senior Jake Robinson also earned a spot in the state student band for high school juniors and seniors. Auditioning for the bands and being selected by the Florida Band Members Association to play among a select group of young musicians is no small achievement, L.A. Ainger Band Director Tim Ostrow said. Just within the associations District 11 which includes Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Hardee and DeSoto counties more than 100 students competed to be in the state band, and those students competed against others throughout the state, many of whom attend schools specializing in the arts. Of Jordan, Ostrow said many students who pick up instruments may say the words but not speak the language (of music). He said, Jordan speaks the language. Hes very mature for his age. The achievement is not lost on Jordan. Its a big honor, but a lot of work, Jordan said. While many students are relaxing over their winter break, hes practicing in anticipation of the concert. On average, he prac tices ve days a week, an hour or two a day. He also had the opportunity of attending a summer saxophone workshop at Stetson University in Deland, Florida. Speaking of the recorded auditions for the state band, Jason said, They gave us a technical and a lyrical piece of music, and we had to play seven major scales. They also gave us a piece of music and we had 30 seconds to look at it and then play it. The auditions were reviewed and selections made by an anonymous music professor from one of Floridas universities. Jordan described himself as taking the news of being chosen for the state band calmly at least more calmly than his mother, Alison Posner-Solares, who became so excited she hit a high A, Jordan said. When asked what is hardest about playing the sax, he said, You have to move your ngers fast and be able to play notes. The easiest thing is to get a note out of it. His interest in music stirred when he was in fth grade after hearing a jazz band play. Three years ago, as a sixthgrader and borrowing a 23-year-old saxophone from an uncle, Jordan began to learn to play the sax. He now enjoys playing the alto sax. I really wanted to be in the jazz band, Jordan said. They sounded really cool. Since playing the sax, Jordan has learned to enjoy classical music, but he also likes the jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. Before the sax, Jordan said he played a recorder and he hopes now to learn to play the oboe. Email: reilly@ sun-herald.comL.A. Ainger student to play in a state bandBy STEVE REILLYSTAFF WRITER PHOTO PROVIDED BY ARMANDO SOLARESJordan Schneider, a 13-year-old L.A. 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Our Town Page 6 E/N/C www.sunnewspapers.net The Sun /Monday, December 30, 2013 FROM PAGE ONE to alleviate the burden of overloaded shelters. Theres high-kill shelters getting 100plus (pets) a day. You cant be mad at them, Ballentyne said. But organizations like EARS can make a difference. At Miami-Dade County Animal Services, for example, theyve halved their euthanization rate. They used to euthanize 22,000 a year. They still euthanize 11,000, but thats with the help of 80 rescuers coming in to take as many as they can cope with so it shows the extreme problem, Ballentyne said. When EARS takes in a pet, the organization spays or neuters the pet and provides any medical or dental treatment needed. EARS also vaccinates pets and outfits them with a microchip, which allows for easy tracking if the pet is lost and picked up somewhere far away. The success, said Mary Curtis, a volunteer and foster caretaker, is largely due to the work of foster caretakers, who increase EARS capacity. This year, EARS went from seven foster caretakers to 22, which Curtis said accounts for the increase in adoptions. Curtis said the organization is always looking for more volunteers, and fostering can be perfect for people who arent sure if they can keep a pet for a long time. A lot of people want a dog and will have love for a dog, but they cant make the lifetime commitment, so fostering is a great way (to still have a dog). Our average foster right now is in for 30 days in a foster home, Curtis said. The volunteer community also helps fosters to learn more about pet care. Houghton, who started by fostering one adult cat, later took in four rescued kittens, and had to learn how to bottle feed. About two years ago, Houghton started fostering dogs, which she said is a whole new realm, because they need basic commands to be taught. Over the years, Houghton said, Ive learned an awful lot. I learn a lot when I go into the veterinarians ofce, I learn a lot from other volunteers and the board members. In addition to the foster program for dogs and cats, EARS also has an open, cageless shelter for adoptable cats in their Dearborn Street location. To support their efforts nancially, EARS runs a thrift store, which will soon be moving to a new location on West Cowles Street, thanks to a donation of storefront space from Richard Cormier. The move will allow them to expand the cat shelter on Dearborn. Because of the move, EARS is asking for volunteer support to help set up and eventually run the new store and to refurbish the oors of the old thrift store so it can house more cats. Those interested in volunteering, or who just want to learn more, can call EARS at 941681-3877 or go to www. ears4life.com. Email: iross@sun-herald.comFOSTERSFROM PAGE 1spent in repairs and upkeep. Some residents believe the countywide financial damage from the day spa being shuttered is nearly $8 million in out-ofstate guests not coming here on bus tours and not spending money at local restaurants, stores, hotels or rental homes, and a loss in bed taxes generated from tourism. Attempts to reopen the spa in October came after both boards agreed on a short-term bidder, Grigory Pogrebinsky, a Ukraine-born doctor. However, Pogrebinsky refused to sign the contract after inspecting the property and finding more than a dozen safety issues. He said the Springs broken septic system and aging buildings were a detriment to the day spas operation. The city made some repairs and cleared the day spa to reopen. Then-North Port mayor, Linda Yates, suggested the spa open for swimming only. The idea was rejected by both boards. Instead of immediately relaunching the short-term bidding process, city and county commissioners haggled back and forth through letters. In December, the city created a proposal to work on a longterm contract and allow for an interim management company to operate the Springs for swimming only. The county agreed, but added a September 2014 deadline for when the longterm contract must be complete. The county also wants a competitive process for selecting a management group, as required by Florida law. Even before the Springs closed, residents protested outside North Port City Hall. In November, a 400-person protest was held along U.S. 41. At 6 p.m. today, residents plan to rally in support of reopening the Springs 87-degree lake for swimming. I am fighting for a discrimination of our rights when they closed the Springs, protester Anna Fielder said in November. Many locals like Fielder say they were healed after sur geries and from other ailments like arthritis by swimming in the mineral-rich water. Its absolutely stupid what (commissioners) have done to us by closing the Springs.Whats next?City commissioners will meet on Jan. 13 and will likely move forward to reopen the day spa. If city commissioners agree to the changes from the county, city staff may present a short-term contract for approval. If city commissioners dont make changes, the bid will go out seeking a management company to temporarily run the Springs. The bidding process may take about 30 days. If city commissioners make any revisions to the short-term contract, it must be returned to the county commissioners for approval. Once the bids come in, both boards must agree on one operator. The majority of the City Commission agreed that the long-term process could be similar to an invitation to negotiate, or ITN, which would allow for potential bidders to submit ideas for what should be built on the property. Commissioners, acting as the selection committee, are allowed to use ideas from one proposal and add them to another they like better, if they want, during the process. The ITN differs from a request for bid, or RFB, which doesnt allow for interaction between the bidder and the two boards. Commissioners say no matter what process is used, they want it to be transparent to the public. If a long-term contract isnt in place by September, the day spa could close again under the temporary management company (once its picked in 2014). I dont know if the Springs will open before the summer, said North Port Mayor Jim Blucher. Do I hope its much sooner? Absolutely. We just have to stay the course.Email: eallen@sun-herald.com SPRINGSFROM PAGE 1 The next closest regional ofce is located in Tampa. The current process is slow, Rexroad said, and he believes allowing applications to be led at the tax collectors ofces would speed up the procedure. Rexroad added that those seeking a permit should be able to obtain one as soon as possible because that gives them the incentive to practice more often with their rearm. This, in turn, will make them more procient and knowledgeable about rearm safety, he said. Having a concealed weapon permit allows someone to carry their gun and practice with it, Rexroad said. They dont just buy a gun and put it in their drawer to collect dust. Rexroad, 67, of Punta Gorda, has taught concealed weapons classes to individuals seeking a permit for around ve years. An individual seeking a permit must take the class before one is issued. If someone is going to own a gun, then they should be trained and procient with it, he said. Thats a lot safer.State still must OK, denyKeller stressed that the county tax ofces would only be accepting the applications, as well as handling the ngerprinting and photos needed to obtain a permit, and that the state ofce would still be responsible for issuing or denying the permits as well as conducting the background checks on the applicant. That part of the process wont change, Keller said. The intent of the proposed legislation is to make it more convenient for those seeking a concealed weapon permit, and to cut down on the amount of time they may have to wait at a regional ofce, he said. The regional ofces were created around one year ago as a one stop shop for those applying for the permits, Keller said. Previous to the creation of the regional ofces, applicants were forced to obtain nger prints at one location and a photo at another. Both the ngerprints and photographs are submitted with the application. The regional ofces changed this process, and the ngerprinting and photos were taken at those locations, Keller said. This was an im provement over the old process, Rexroad said. But the state did not anticipate the massive amounts of applications that began pouring in around a year ago, Keller said. They do a good job at the regional ofce in Punta Gorda, Rexroad said. But theres only so many hours in a day for people there to process applications. Rexroad pointed out that the Punta Gorda regional ofce provides service to residents living in the counties surrounding Charlotte. That would include those living in Fort Myers and likely even Sarasota. Keller did not have statistics showing where people applying for per mits at the Punta Gorda ofce lived. However, he did provide documentation that shows the state agency received a total of 922 new applications for concealed weapon per mits from residents living in Charlotte County since July 1. Keller was also unsure how long individuals applying for a permit at the Punta Gorda ofce were forced to wait until they could submit an application at that specic regional ofce. However, Rexroad claimed that he had been told by individuals taking his class at the peak of demand last year, that it was taking several weeks before they could submit their applications. The state agency is required by law to respond to the application within 90 days of receiving the application, Keller said. We believe this new process will really help our department and really serve the Floridians that are legally allowed a license to carry a con cealed weapon, he said.Local tax office readyCharlotte County tax collector Vickie Potts believes the proposal would be more convenient to members of the public, and she added that her ofce could handle the extra foot trafc that would result from accepting concealed weapon applications. Her employees are not new to accepting applications and already do so for hunting and shing licenses, she said. Were pretty efcient at it, Potts added. Under the proposed legislation, the county tax collectors can also charge a fee not to exceed $22 for an applicant seeking a new license and $12 for a renewal of a concealed weapon permit to cover the cost associated with the process, according to the bill. Potts was unsure if she would be forced to hire new employees at the three tax collector ofces to handle the applications. The three tax collector ofces are located in Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte and Englewood. She currently has 35 employees working in those three ofces, she said. John Mahshie, 53, of Port Charlotte, also teaches concealed weapon classes. The employee of A&H Guns of Southwest Florida, located in Port Charlotte, also supports the proposed legislation. I think it would be a great idea because it would be more efcient, Mahshie said. They can only serve so many people at the regional ofce. Frederick Wolf owns Wolf Gunworks in Port Charlotte. Wolf, 53, of Port Charlotte, believes the proposal is a good idea. It would make it a lot easier for people. Wolf said. Wolf is a gunsmith who has owned the business in Charlotte County for about 13 years. When asked if he believed the process of obtaining a concealed weapon permit should be quicker, he said that even if it were slow it still wouldnt change the fact that people are seeking a permit. And some people may need the permit quicker, Wolf said. The proposal was also made in advance of what some state leaders believe will be a massive inux of renewal applications in 2015, Keller said. The stat)e previously required people with a concealed weapon permit to renew their license every ve years. However, that was changed to every seven years by previous legislation, Keller said.PERMITFROM PAGE 1 SUN PHOTO BY PAUL FALLONBob Rexroad stands with one of his handguns at the BabcockWebb Public Shooting Range in Punta Gorda. Rexroad often uses his Sig Saur 9 mm handgun to teach concealed weapon classes at the range.HELP THE ENGLEWOOD ANIMAL RESCUE SANCTUARYThose interested in adopting, fostering or donating to EARS can call 941-681-3877 or visit the EARS adoption center at 145 W. Dearborn St., Englewood. EARS also has a website www.ears4life.com which lists volunteer openings. EARS is also offering special prices on cats, with kittens less than one year for $50 and cats a year old or older for $35 which includes all shots and spay/neuter. SUN PHOTO BY IAN ROSSVolunteer Gail Houghton holds one of the puppies she fosters and bottle feeds as part of the Englewood Animal Rescue Sanc tuary pet adoption program. 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Our Town Page 8 E/N/C www.sunnewspapers.net The Sun /Monday, December 30, 2013 Instead of giving your children a lot of gifts, spend time with them. Tell them the story of My birth. Hold them, remind them that I love them. Forgive someone who hurt you. There are families in town who will have no Christmas, you dont know them, buy some food and gifts, give to a charity which believes in Me. Dont forget; I am God and can take care of Myself. Love, JesusMargie Hensley Port CharlotteLetters are welcome on virtually any subject, but we do have some rules. Please keep them to less than 250 words. Letters will be edited to length as well as for grammar and spelling. All letters must be signed with full name not initials. An address and telephone number must be included. The phone number and address are not for publication, but must be provided. Due to the number of letters received, we are able to run only one letter per person per month. The Letters to the Editor section is designed as a public forum for community discourse, and the opinions and statements made in letters are solely those of the individual writers. The newspaper takes no responsibility for the content of these letters. Please send or bring correspondence to the Sun, Letters to the Editor, 23170 Harborview Road, Charlotte Harbor, FL 33980, or fax to 941-629-2085. Readers with access to the Internet may email Letters to the Editor at letters@sun-herald.com.VIEWPOINTEmail letters to letters@sun-herald.comDerek Dunn-Rankin Chairman David Dunn-Rankin Publisher Chris Porter Executive Editor Brian Gleason Editorial page editor Stephen Baumann Editorial writer | OUR VIEWFloridas poor driving record calls for actionOUR POSITION: Floridas poor showing as home to some of the nations worst drivers deserves some attention from the Legislature and drivers.Anyone who gets behind the wheel in Florida already knows the state is home to some poor drivers. That reality was reinforced recently during a study in each of the 50 states. Florida was ranked as the sixth worst state for drivers. Louisiana was the worst, according to CarInsuranceComparison.com. The rankings are deter mined by the fatality rates per 100 million miles traveled, failure to obey traffic signals and seat belt laws, drunken driving, careless driving and tickets issues. There are several reasons Florida ranks so poorly. It is documented that the highest percentage of drivers involved in accidents are young people and the elderly. Florida has plenty of both. The states attempts to regulate poor driving habits such as texting or talking on cellphones has been superficial. There is a state law against texting, but a person cannot be charged with the misdemeanor unless they are stopped for another violation. Talking on a cellphone is fine in Florida, despite the obvious danger of distraction. And, while Florida police attempt to enforce drunk driving laws, how often do we see drivers convicted of DUI back behind the wheel in no time often driving on a suspended license? State Rep. Irv Slosberg, D-Boca Raton, has been an outspoken critic of the lack of laws against cellphone use after his daughter was killed in a 1996 car crash. Slosberg, in The Associated Press story, said he was not surprised Florida ranks poorly. Its just so difficult in passing road safety legislation in the state of Florida, he said. What parent would want their child to be on a cellphone or text on a cellphone unless its an emergency? These are like no-brainer things. Slosberg, who has been unable to make texting a primary offense, was able to pass a bill in 2009 making not using a seatbelt a primary infraction. For 23 years, not using a seatbelt had been, like texting now, a secondary infraction. There are several factors that lawmakers and police cannot control. For example, they cannot get in the head of a 16-year-old who wants to show off for his friends and drive recklessly. And, they cannot park a person who is realistically too feeble or in such poor health that they should no longer be driving. Individuals have the right to drive as long as they can pass a simple test. Lawmakers can, however, toughen up laws that regulate cellphone use. They can make it more difficult to drive again after you are convicted of a DUI. Another help would be to put more money into road construction and speed up the widening of our interstate system. While not directly the cause of the majority of accidents, crowded highways lead to impatient drivers and that is not a good formula for safety. Again, no one has the power to make every driver a cautious one or a good one. But with tougher laws and over sight, Floridas roadways could be safer. | LETTER SUBMISSION POLICYLets tone it down in 2014 Radio station misses the mark Christmas in the eyes of Jesus Seeing the light about president Gift card policy was a surprise Celebrate victim by taking action Looking forward to a newyear Robertson should not be censoredEditor: Ive had a Walter Mitty moment and daydreamed how nice it would be if all the angry letter writers would turn over a new leaf for the new year and take it down a few notches. Disagreement about our country and our president is fine, but cant we resolve to express ourselves in a respectful manner and show some sign of love thy neighbor and respect for the office of president. Pope Francis and Jesus Christ Himself would never approve of many of these hate-filled letters to the editor. I also pictured how great it would be in the new year if Bruce Tinsley would make Mallard a more civil, respectful duck! Happy New Year and good health in 2014!Josie Burch North PortEditor: I was listening to 104.9 FM on Dec. 20, when I heard the DJ make comments about the Duck Dynasty story. The phrase that caught my attention was Duck Dynasty is gone and wouldnt be missed. Really! Does 104.9 have 11.8 million listeners? Does it have a show that you can let your children watch, without having to edit it first? It would appear that 104.9 probably would not miss Duck Dynasty as it appears, from the statement made, it doesnt understand the family values espoused in the show or have those values themselves.Edward Montegari Rotonda WestEditor: Jesus speaking about Christmas: Many of you seem upset that folks arent using My name this season. I dont care what you call the day. To celebrate My birth, just get along and love one another. If it bothers you the town doesnt allow a scene depicting My birth, put a Nativity scene on your lawn there wouldnt be any need for such a scene on the town square Stop worrying that people are calling the tree a holiday tree, instead of a Christmas tree. It was I who made all trees. You can remember Me anytime you see any tree. If you want to give Me a present for My birthday, here is my list Instead of writing letters objecting to how My birthday is being celebrated, write letters of love and hope to soldiers away from home. They are afraid and lonely this time of year. They tell Me so. Visit someone in a nursing home. They need to know that someone cares about them. Editor: By now, most people have heard the Politifact has given the President the Lie of the Year award. What many people do not know is how remarkable this is. It is one thing when Republicans and tea partiers are sounding the alarm. It is another when people from the liberal base are ringing the alarm as well. Politifact is a project of the Tampa Bay Times to research stories and report on their veracity. They are considered by many as a liberal-leaning, Obamaprotecting organization. So for them to say that the biggest lie of the year came from our Presidents mouth over and over and over again suggests even his most ardent supporters are beginning to see the light.Lois Virgo EnglewoodEditor: My 16-year-old grandson received an American Express $60 gift card from his mother as part of his Christmas gifts. Prior to going to the mall, he kindly put $10 in gas into my truck at a convenience store. After picking up a few items at the mall, the sale was denied due to no balance on the gift card. After several calls and visits to administration at the mall and to the convenience store, I called American Express. She explained that all gas stations who accept gift cards take out the gas amount, then keep the balance. They refund it back to the gift card in 4-8 days. American Express also stated that all gas stations take part in this scam. As gift cards are pre-paid, theres obviously no reason to keep the balance! This is ab solutely the most ludicrous and obscene gesture on the part of gas stations that I have ever experienced! Thought other readers should be made aware.Mary M. Kleiss Port CharlotteEditor: Dec. 29, would have been Mary Veronica Kaufmans 53rd birthday. She would have wanted all of her friends and family to have the holiday spirit this year and treat everyone with love and compassion. Mary would want all of us to remember her birthday as a day of celebration. Editor: I didnt realize all the people who enjoyed my lights every year. But as my family and friends know, Im having the worst year of my life. So much so, that I cant wait for 2014 to come. I remember awhile back I wrote about having two best friends, but I was wrong. Its true you only get one in your lifetime. Ron has been a friend helping me with the entertainment part of my life. But, my best friend, Bill, passed away in 1997. I think about him all of the time. I wish he were here to get me through this year. Im blessed to have a great family and a loving wife for 50 years and a lot of good friends and my health. So I wish all a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Next year will be better.Don Mastrogiovanni Punta GordaEditor: In regard to Phil Robertsons comments on gay sex, what or who in the name of God says that all people have to accept homosexuality and gay sex just because gay/lesbian/ transsexual/transgender lobbyists say so. Phil Robertson is a stand-up, old-fashioned, old school, God-fearing religious man, who has sired, raised and mentored a huge clan of children and their progeny, all of whom are church-minded and community-minded. He expressed his view answering a sand-bagging setup question that was asked only to bring hurt to a family raised on wholesome, nurturing values. Urbanites, metrosexuals, homosexuals, labiosexuals, transsexuals, transgenders, who all have their voice, can bark, whine and complain all they want, but here in the U.S.A. what the hell is wrong with a man standing up for old-fashioned propriety, | LETTERS TO | THE EDITORSecretly, Marys life was plagued with domestic violence. On May 28, 2013, her boyfriend was charged with domestic battery by strangulation (LEV:F DEG:T 6895). Mary was strangled in her yellow home on the cor ner of Gaynard and Central on Memorial Day, May 27, minutes before midnight, moments after her friends left from a what seemed to be a wonderful Memorial Day cookout at her home. Her boyfriend has a long history of domestic violence with several women. Mary Veronica Kaufmans death on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, should never be forgotten. As Marys friend and an advocate for The Joyful Hearts Foundation, I encourage any woman who is a victim of domestic violence to seek help. Had we known anything was wrong with Mary, none of us would have left her side. For those in similar situations Marys Christmas wish and mine is that you seek help. No one deserves to be abused. For those of you who commit this behavior and would like to stop hurting the ones you love, please seek help this holiday season.Kerrie Wilson Cape Coralfamily values and living by the scriptures? I am not a political or religious man per se, yet who the hell does A&E think they are for censoring Phil Robertsons beliefs and family values? Shame on you, A&E. My short words here are only the tip of the iceberg. A&E, you have just opened a can of worms that you will seriously regret.Mark Zimmer Englewood ,r, wow-N -c007 01N E W V{` aNy.1N4'w vv ,'.v"EXCU % M y S KEP TICIS A, B U T WE ALL KN OW NOW L A T ID E US UALLY LAST ,"

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The Sun /Monday, December 30, 2013 www.sunnewspapers.net E/N/C Our Town Page 9 VIEWPOINT The highly prestigious Sidney Awards go out to some of the best magazine essays of the year. This year, many of these essays probed the inter section between science and the humanities. For example, over the summer and fall, two intellectual heavyweights, Steven Pinker and Leon Wieseltier, went toe-totoe in The New Republic over the proper role of science in modern thought. Pinker took the expansive view, arguing that, despite what some blinkered humanities professors argue, science gives us insight into nearly everything. For example, Pinker argues that science has demonstrated that the belief systems of all the worlds traditional religions and cultures their theories of the origins of life, humans and societies are factually mistaken. Instead, science has given us a different value system: The facts of science, by exposing the absence of purpose in the laws governing the universe, force us to take responsibility for the welfare of ourselves, our species and our planet. For the same reason, they undercut any moral or political system based on mystical forces. Wieseltier counters that few believers take Scripture literally. They interpret. Meanwhile, science simply cant explain many of the most important things. Imagine a scientic explanation of a beautiful painting, based, say, on a chemical analysis of the paint. Such an analysis will explain everything except what most needs explaining: the quality of beauty that is the reason for our contemplation of the painting. The scientists deny the differences between the realms of human existence and simplify reality by imposing their methods even where they cant apply. Caitrin Nicol had an absorbing essay in The New Atlantis called Do Elephants Have Souls? Nicol quotes testimony from those who study elephant behavior. Heres one elephant greeting a 51-year-old newcomer to her sanctuary: Everyone watched in joy and amazement as Tarra and Shirley intertwined trunks and made purring noises at each other. Shirley very deliberately showed Tarra each injury she had sustained at the circus, and Tarra then gently moved her trunk over each injured part. Nicol not only asks whether this behavior suggests that elephants do have souls, she also illuminates what a soul is. The word is hard to dene for many these days, but, Nicol notes, when we talk about it, we all mean more or less the same thing: what it means for someone to bare it, for music to have it, for eyes to be the window to it, for it to be uplifted or depraved. Larissa MacFarquhar had a brilliant prole in The New Yorker of Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old computer programmer and Internet activist who hanged himself early this year. Swartz lived much of his life outside the normal structures. He was too brilliant for his high school, so his parents let him drop out and take college courses or study on his own. He thought the students at Stanford were shallow, so he didnt go back after his freshman year. He began writing big books or starting great projects, but he usually didnt nish them. He had dreams of saving the world, but fuzzier notions of the specic avenues by which he might do it. On the one hand, he seems to have been the victim of the formless freedom of the Internet life. On the other, he did have intellectual daring and a erce independence. MacFarquhar tells the story as bets the subject, with email and text-message-type comments from Swartz and his friends propelling the piece along. Even among my closest friends, I still feel like something of an imposition, Swartz wrote, and the slightest hint that Im correct sends me scurrying back into my hole. Don Peck looked at how companies assess potential hires in an essay in The Atlantic called Theyre Watching You at Work. Peck demonstrates something that most of us already sense: that job interviews are a lousy way to evaluate potential hires. Interviewers at big banks, law rms and consultancies tend to prefer people with the same leisure interests golf, squash, whatever. In one study at Xerox, previous work experience had no bearing on future productivity. Now researchers are using data to try again to make a science out of hiring. They watch how potential hires play computer games to see who is good at task-switching, who possesses the magical combination: a strict work ethic but a loose capacity for mind wandering. Peck concludes that this greater reliance on cognitive patterns and game playing may have an egalitarian effect. It wont matter if you went to Harvard or Yale. The new analytics sometimes lead to employees who didnt even go to college. The question is: Do these analytics reliably predict behavior? Is the study of human behavior essentially like the study of nonhuman natural behavior or is there a ghost in the machine? David Brooks is a columnist for The New York Times. He can be reached at www.newyork times.com.The Sidney Awards, part 1 David Brooks Christmastime is an occasion for families to come together. But the family is not what it used to be, as my former Amer ican Enterprise Institute colleague Nick Schulz argues in his short AEI book Home Economics: The Consequences of Changing Family Structure. Its a subject that many people are uncomfortable with. Everyone either is or knows and has a deep personal connection to someone who is divorced, cohabiting, or gay, Schulz writes. Great numbers of people simply want to avoid awkward talk of what are seen as primarily personal issues or issues of individual morality. Nonetheless, it is an uncomfortable truth that children of divorce and children with unmar ried parents tend to do much worse in life than children of two-parent families. (Ill leave aside the sensitive issue of children of same-sex marriages, since these havent existed in a non-stigmatized atmosphere long enough to produce measurable results.) As Schulz points out, that uncomfortable truth is not controversial among social scientists. It is afrmed by undoubted liberals such as Harvards David Ellwood and Christopher Jencks. Growing up outside a two-parent family means not just lower incomes and less social mobility, Schulz argues. It also reduces human capital the knowledge, education, habits, willpower all the internal stuff that is largely intangible a person has that helps produce an income. While children are born with certain innate capacities, those capacities can be broadened or narrowed by their upbringing. The numbers indicate that single or divorced parents however caring and dedicated are unable, on average, to broaden those capacities as much as married parents can. These differences have sharp implications for upward mobility. Schulz points to an Economic Mobility Project analysis showing that, among children who start off in the bottom third of the income distribution, only 26 percent with divorced parents move up, compared to 42 percent born to unmarried mothers (who may marry later, of course) and 50 percent who grow up with two married parents. All this matters more than it used to because two-parent families are much more uncommon than they used to be. In 1960 about three-fourths of Americans 18 and over were married. In 2011, less than half were. One reason is that people are getting married later in life. Back in 1959, one of the last years of the Baby Boom, most American women got married before they turned 21. In the last half-century, the age of rst marriage has crept upward. In 1970, only 11 percent of men and 7 percent of women age 30 to 34 had never been married. In 2008, the corresponding gures were 37 percent of men and 28 percent of women. In 1970, only 12 percent of Americans age 35 to 44 were unmarried. In 2009, 33 percent were. Many see increased divorce as the explanation for this change. True, divorce rates spiked upward in the 1970s. But they peaked in the 1980s. Most of the change represents people not getting married at all. In 1965, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, then-assistant labor secretary, won fame and vicious criticism for his report lamenting that 24 percent of black births were to unmarried mothers. By 2009, that rate had risen to 72 percent and the rate of unmarried births to all American mothers was 41 percent. These changes have not affected all social classes uniformly. In his 2012 book Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010, my AEI colleague Charles Murray showed that rates of divorce and single parenthood among college-educated whites, after increasing in the 1970s, are almost down to 1960s levels. But among low-education, low-income whites, as well as blacks and Hispanics, family disintegration has become the norm. Will these trends go on forever? Not necessarily. Schulz looks back to the 1950s, years of unusually high marriage rates. Go back further, to the years around 1900, and Americans were marry ing later and larger percentages than today never married at all. Increasing afuence and changing mores reinforced by universal media such as movies and television helped produce the midcentury America with well-nigh universal married parenthood. People learn from experience. In surveys, children of divorce express disapproval of divorce and the decline in divorce rates since the 1980s suggests they divorce less often than their parents generation. So its at least possible that those most familiar with the ill effects of family disintegration will choose in their own lives to take a different course. Michael Barone, senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner (www.washington examiner.com), is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics. To nd out more about Michael Barone, and read features by other Creators writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.Christmas time and the family structure Michael Barone Looking for a Friend? Find him in the Classifieds William T. McKenzie Jr., DMD, MS Dr. William T. 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Our Town Page 10 E/N/C www.sunnewspapers.net The Sun /Monday, December 30, 2013 LOCAL/REGIONAL NEWS Valerie Gard, from Indiana, and Barbara Baldwin, of Punta Gorda, wait out front at Fishermens Village for the Trolley to arrive for their tour of Punta Gorda on Friday. The Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce offers the trolley and/or boat tour of the area for visitors and residents alike.Taking the trolley tour through Punta Gorda Captain Sam Sisemore draws a crowd of both humans and birds as he cleaned some sheepshead and trout recently caught o one of the charter boats out of Fishermens Village on Friday just before the Good Times Too boat sailed out for a water tour of Punta Gorda. Once the trolley made its only stop at the Sunstate Commerce Center, Susan Kimball took the time to look over the sale books outside the Books and Gift store. PHOTOS BY BETSY WILLIAMSDavid Askins and Mary Cartwright prepare to board the Good Times Too for the boat portion of the Punta Gorda trolley/boat tour last Friday afternoon. Kara Kenney joined her mother and father, Debbie and Glenn Kenney, for the Friday afternoon tour of Punta Gorda. Sometimes referred to as the Trolley Dolly, Della Booth is the narrator for the trolley tour of Punta Gorda. Sandy and Phil Stassen head back on to the trolley after a stop at the Books and Gifts Store in the Sunstate Commerce Center on Elizabeth Avenue in Punta Gorda. Jack Hurst and Martha Litson welcome the guests who came out for the trolley tour of Punta Gorda. Finding a comfortable seat with a great view, Bernie and Marcia Shapiro, from New Jersey, board the trolley at Fishermens Village for the Chamber Trolley and Boat tour on Friday. Valerie Gard, from Indiana, and Barbara Baldwin, of Punta Gorda, wait out front at Fishermens Village for the trolley to arrive for their tour of Punta Gorda on Friday. The Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce oers the trolley and/or boat tour of the area for visitors and residents alike. / II i fU I Illy ItiYn4y 4r" `!.`` 1 T t I !/! SP fs411_ L l.'I /4.1p BE F-EId,e J' '' ^. Y 1. I w.r "` 1 t a ih r

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To view todays legal notices and more visit, www .oridapublicnotices.com To view todays legal notices and more visit, www .oridapublicnotices.com L e g al advertisements 3100 LEGALS FICTITIOUS NAME3112 12/30/13 INVITATION TO BID3114 INVITATION TO BID 1. The Charlotte County Airport Authority is seeking sealed bids an ARFF Index B vehicle designed to meet the basic FAA and ICAO r equirements for dual agent ARFF vehicles as per FAA circular 15/5520-10E. 2. Specifications/bid packages are available at the Punta Gorda Airport, 28000 Airport Road, Punta Gorda, FL 33982 or at www.flypgd.com under Business Opportunities/Bids. 3. Sealed Bids will be received by the Charlotte County Airport Authority, 28000 Airport Road, Punta Gorda, FL 33982 until 2:00 p.m. on 21 February 2014. 4. The Charlotte County Airport Authority reserves the right to waive any formalities, technicalities, or irregularities in; or reject any or all Bids; or to re-advertise for Bids and award or refrain from awarding the Contract for the W ork. 5. The Charlotte County Airport Authority adheres to the American with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable modifications for access to County services, programs and activities. Please call James Parish (941) 6391101 for further information. Requests must be made at least 48 hours in advance of the event in order to allow the Airport Authority time to provide the r equested services. 6. Compliance with the following mandatory Federal requirements is a condition of the project: (curr ent version) a. Davis Bacon requirements 29 CFR Part 5 b. Contract Workhours and Safety Standards Act Requirements 29 CFR Part 5 c. Equal Employment Opportunity 41 CFR Part 60-1.4(b) d. Certification of NonSegregated Facilities per the Notice to Prospective Federally Assisted Construction Contractors 41 CFR Part 60-1.8 e. Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI 49 CFR Part 21 Contractual Requirements f. DBE Participation 49 CFR Part 26 (Goals to be furnished) g. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion 49 CFR Part 29 h. T rade Restriction Clause 49 CFR Part 30 (Version 1, 1/5/90) i. V eterans Preference per Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, Section 515 j. General Civil Rights Provisions per Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, Section 520 k. Buy American-Steel and Manufactured Products Act l. Clean Air and Water Pollution control Requirements Information is included in the Project Specifications and Contract Documents 7. PUBLIC ENTITY CRIMES. Any person submitting a bid or proposal in response to this invitation must execute Form SWORN STATEMENT PUBLIC ENTITY CRIMES, UNDER 287.133(3)A, Florida Statutes including proper check(s), in the space(s) provided, which is included with the Proposal. Don Lee, Chair Publish: December 30, 2013 107763 2983018 NOTICE OF AUCTION3119 Notice of Sale/Auction Time of Sale: 10:00 am Location of Sale: 1901 S. Tamiami Trail, Punta Gorda, FL 33950 Date of Sale: JANUAR Y 14, 2014 KNDJB7231Y5628419 00 KIA SPORTAGE SIL 1GCDT14W2VK161460 97 CHEV S-10 GRN Publish: December 30, 2013 104700 2983005 NOTICE TO CREDITORS3120 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR DESOTO COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF GEORGE H. TRUMAN, Deceased. File No.:2013CP000100 Division: Probate NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of George H. Truman, deceased, NOTICE TO CREDITORS3120 whose date of death was September 21, 2013, is pending in the Circuit Court for DeSoto County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 115 East Oak Street, Room 101, Arcadia, Florida 34266. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representatives attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 30, 2013. Attorney for Personal Representative: Forr est J. Bass Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 68197 Farr, Farr, Emerich, Hackett and Carr, P.A. 99 Nesbit Street, Punta Gorda, FL 33950 T elephone: (941) 639-1158 Fax: (941) 639-0028 E-Mail: fbass@farr .com Secondary E-Mail: bapice@farr .com pr obate@farr .com Personal Representative: V ir ginia C. T ruman 24949 Sandhill Boulevard Deep Creek, Florida 33983 Publish: 12/30/13 and 1/6/14 114849 2982842 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO.13-1565-CP IN RE:ESTATE OF DARIN M. SCHULTZ, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of DARIN M. SCHULTZ, deceased, whose date of death was April 17. 2013, is pending in the Circuit Court for Charlotte County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 350 E. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representatives attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 30, 2013. Attorney for Personal Representative: Richard A. Miller Florida Bar Number: 328911 Miller, Crosby & Miller, P.A. Post Office Box 8169 Lakeland, FL 33802 T elephone: (863) 688-7038 Fax: (863) 688-2619 E-Mail: rmiller@mcmpalaw.com Secondary E-Mail: ddean@mcmpalaw.com Personal Representative: LINA M. SCHULTZ 26345 Barranquilla Avenue Punta Gorda, Florida 33983 Publish: 12/30/13 and 1/6/14 366584 2982895 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF LARRY J. CALHOUN, Deceased. File No.:13-001748CP Division: Pr obate NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Larry J. Calhoun, deceased, whose date of death was October 28, 2013, is pending in the CirNOTICE TO CREDITORS3120 cuit Court for Charlotte County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 350 East Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representatives attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is Deember 30, 2013. Attorney for Personal Representative: Guy S. Emerich Florida Bar Number: 126991 Farr, Farr, Emerich, Hackett and Carr, P.A. 99 Nesbit Street Punta Gorda, FL 33950 T elephone: (941) 639-1158 Fax: (941) 639-0028 E-Mail: gemerich@farr .com Secondary E-Mail: bapice@farr .com pr obate@farr .com Personal Representative: Jarr ett L. Calhoun 429 Jubilee Lane Madison, Wisconsin 53718 Publish: 12/30/13 and 1/6/14 114849 2982873 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JOSEPHINE B. RICHARDS Deceased. File No. 13-1759-CP Division Probate NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of JOSEPHINE B. RICHARDS, deceased, whose date of death was September 30, 2013, is pending in the Circuit Court for Charlotte County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 350 East Marion Ave., Punta Gorda, Florida 33950. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representatives attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 23, 2013. Attorney for Personal Representative: CARRIE M. LEONTITSIS Attorney for LINDA L. COSTELLO Florida Bar Number: 48055 Olmsted & Wilson, P.A. 17801 Murdock Circle, Suite A Port Charlotte, Florida 33948 T elephone: (941) 624-2700 Fax: (941) 624-5151 E-Mail: carrie@owpa.com Secondary E-Mail: kathy@owpa.com Personal Representative: LINDA L. COSTELLO 3417 Tamiami Trail Suite C Port Charlotte, Florida 33952 Publish: December 23,30, 2013 125062 2980588 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JOANNE CAHILL BENNING a/k/a JOANNE MARY BENNING Deceased. File No. 13-001832CP Division Probate NOTICE TO CREDITORS (summary administration) NOTICE TO CREDITORS3120 TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: Y ou are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of JOANNE CAHILL BENNING a/k/a JOANNE MARY BENNING, deceased, File Number 13001832CP by the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 350 E. Marion Ave., Punta Gorda FL 33950; that the decedents date of death was 9/3/12; that the total value of the estate is $19,744.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Name Address Robin M. Koehler P .O. Box 510246 Punta Gorda, FL 33951 Dennis M. Benning 11380 Pepperdine St. Punta Gorda, FL 33955 Debra J. Sackett 1802 Cooper St., Punta Gorda, FL 33950 Karen L. Benning 1802 Cooper St., Punta Gorda, FL 33950 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is Monday, December 30, 2013. Attorney for Person Giving Notice: Allen J. Levin levlaw@comcast.net Florida Bar No. 046816 3440 Conway Blvd., Suite 1A Port Charlotte, FL 33952 941-625-4189 Person Giving Notice: Robin M. Koehler P .O. Box 510246 Punta Gorda, FL 33951 Publish: 12/30/13 and 1/6/14 116999 2982940 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF PRISCILLA T. HUNTINGTON Deceased. File No. 13-1865-CP NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Priscilla T. Huntington, deceased, whose date of death was August 8, 2013, is pending in the Circuit Court for Charlotte County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 350 E. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representatives attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 23, 2013. Attorney for Personal Representative: A. Jill C. McCrory Florida Bar Number: 0551821 MCCRORY LAW FIRM 150 Laishley Court Suite 122 Punta Gorda, Florida 33950 T elephone: (941) 205-1122 Fax: (941) 205-1133 E-Mail: jill@mccrorylaw.com Secondary E-Mail: ellie@mccrorylaw.com Personal Representative: Daniel C. Huntington 1209 SE 33rd Terrace Cape Coral, Florida 33904 Publish: December 23, 30, 2013 315372 2980606 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF MARLOWE A. NOREM, Deceased. File No. 13001913CP Division: Probate NOTICE TO CREDITORS3120 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The ancillary administration of the Estate of MARLOWE A. NOREM, deceased, whose date of death was November 6, 2013, is pending in the Circuit Court for Charlotte County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 350 E. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. The names and addresses of the ancillary personal representative and the ancillary personal representatives attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 30, 2013. Attorney for Ancillary Personal Representative: Katharine W. Payne Attorney for Diane R. Norem Florida Bar Number: 0873411 Mizell Law Firm, PA 331 Sullivan Street Punta Gorda, FL 33950 T elephone: (941) 575-9291 Fax: (941) 575-9296 E-Mail: kpayne@mizell-law.com Ancillary Personal Representative: Diane R. Norem 2336 Gilbert Avenue Missoula, MT 59802 Publish: 12/30/13 and 1/6/14 243045 2982905 Great Deals in the Classifieds! IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN C. SHERMAN, JOHN CLYDE SHERMAN, Deceased. File No.: 13-001917-CP Division: Pr obate NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of John C. Sherman, deceased, whose date of death was February 28, 2013, is pending in the Circuit Court for Charlotte County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 350 East Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representatives attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedents estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is December 23, 2013 Attorney for Personal Representative: Guy S. Emerich Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 68197 Farr, Farr, Emerich, Hackett and Carr, P.A. 99 Nesbit Street, Punta Gorda, FL 33950 T elephone: (941) 639-1158 Fax: (941) 639-0028 E-Mail: gemerich@farr.com Secondary E-Mail: bapice@farr.com probate@farr.com Personal Representative: Ruth L. Sherman a/k/a Ruth Louise Sherman 4704 Club Drive Port Charlotte, Florida 33953 Publish: December 23, 30, 2013 114849 2980659 NOTICE OF MEETING3126 THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF DESOTO COUNTY is holding a Workshop for all interested Vendors. The workshop will discuss REVERSE AUCTIONS IN GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT. REGISTRATION REQUIRED : Call 863494-4222 EXT.1111 for a Form. There is NO COST to attend. HELD AT: FAMILY SERVICE CENTER 310 WEST WHIDDEN STREET(ANNEX BUILDING) ARCADIA, FL 34266 JANUARY 8, 2014 AT 1:00PM 3:00PM Please arrive 15 minutes early for parking. Publish: December 16, 30, 2013 103762 2978029 NOTICE OFSALE3130 PROMPT WRECKER SERVICE 11139 TAMIAMI TRAIL PUNTA GORDA, FL 33955 (941)639-4000 AUCTION DATE 1/14/14 AT 10:00 AM 2002 NISS VIN# JN8DR09Y82W701891 Publish: December 30, 2013 103614 2982996 T AX DEEDS3132 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1003 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 19811-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 422435200002 Description of Property: ZZZ 354224 P1-7-1 35 42 24 P ARCEL 1-7-1 10.02 AC. MIL COMM AT NW COR SEC 35TH S 638.53 FT E 2733.3 FT FOR P .O.B. TH CONT E 630.56 FT S 691.69 FT W 631.15 FT N 691.69 FT TO P.O.B. Name in which assessed: MOORE, DAWN M; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,002.33 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,008.58 P .O. NO.: 1301003 208144 2973457 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1004 SEC. 197.12 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS CIF FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 8482-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402310477001 Description of Property: HRBR HTS SEC 11 PART 2 REP BLK 170 LTS 1 2 9 THRU 22 Name in which assessed: GGH 14, LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,022.46 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,028.71 P .O. NO.: 1301004 208144 2973471 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1005 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows:

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Page 2 Monday, December 30, 2013 T AX DEEDS3132 Certificate No.: 12126-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412106379004 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 95 BLK 5061 LT 1 Name in which assessed: CAVALIER, DAVID T.; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,280.39 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,286.64 P .O. NO.: 1301005 208144 2973474 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1006 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 12127-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412106379005 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 95 BLK 5061 LT 2 Name in which assessed: CAVALIER, DAVID T.; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,280.39 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,286.64 P .O. NO.: 1301006 208144 2973483 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1007 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 19630-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 422421252001 Description of Property: 21 42 24 P-1-5 5A M/L W 1/2 OF NE 1/4 OF SW 1/4 OF NE 1/4 LESS W 25FT RD R/W Name in which assessed: Y INGLING, TAMMIE S.; Y INGLING, JEFFREY; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,051.15 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,057.40 P .O. NO.: 1301007 208144 2973493 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1008 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 1836-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402110258011 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 29 BLK 2554 LTS 18 & 19 Name in which assessed: C.C. PROPERTIES & LANDS DEVELOPMENT, LLC; CC PROPERTIES & LANDS DEV LLC; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or T AX DEEDS3132 thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,220.95 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,227.20 P .O. NO.: 1301008 208144 2973498 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1009 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 12993-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412117380016 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 58 BLK 4250 LT 37 Name in which assessed: LEWIS, KAREN L.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,252.75 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,259.00 P .O. NO.: 1301009 208144 2973500 CLASSIFIED WORKS! NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1010 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 9382-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402418481015 Description of Property: 18 40 24 2.57A M/L PT TRACTS 7 & 8 LOC IN LT 36 Name in which assessed: T ARPON IV, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company; TARPON IV LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,275.10 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,281.35 P .O. NO.: 1301010 208144 2973503 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1015 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS CIF FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 9438-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402427229005 Description of Property: SHELL RIVER ISLES #1 LTS 5 6 Name in which assessed: NELLI, ERNEST; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,735.86 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,742.11 P .O. NO.: 1301015 208144 2973566 T AX DEEDS3132 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1011 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 9573-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402625300010 Description of Property: 254026 7.5AM/L P-1-39 S 1/2 OF W 1/2 OF N 1/4 OF NE 1/4 OF SW 1/4&E 1/2 OF N 1/4 OF NE 1/4 OF SW 1/4 Name in which assessed: LONG, JANE REY; DELAIR, KAREN M.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,507.33 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,513.58 P .O. NO.: 1301011 208144 2973550 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1012 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 9631-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402733200007 Description of Property: 33-40-27 5A M/L N 1/2 OF SW 1/4 OF SW 1/4 OF NE 1/4 AKA TR 53 GOLDEN RANCHES Name in which assessed: MUNJU, FATEMA; MAMUN, SADIA; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,410.45 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,416.70 P .O. NO.: 1301012 208144 2973558 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1013 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 9613-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402728300008 Description of Property: 28 40 27 TR 128 5A M/L S 1/2 OF SW 1/4 OF SW 1/4 OF SW 1/4 AKA GOLDEN RANCHES TR 128 Name in which assessed: KEYCORP MORTGAGE, INC.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,360.80 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,367.05 P .O. NO.: 1301013 208144 2973561 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1014 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS CIF FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 9630-2011 T AX DEEDS3132 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402733200002 Description of Property: 33-40-27 TR 12 5A M/L S 1/2 OF NW 1/4 OF NW 1/4 OF NE 1/4 AKA TR 12 OF GOLDEN RANCHES Name in which assessed: DEER, LINDO; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,430.57 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,436.82 P .O. NO.: 1301014 208144 2973564 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1016 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16399-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412308103003 Description of Property: FOREST PARK BLK 8 LTS 32-33-34-35 Name in which assessed: T ARPON IV, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company; TARPON IV LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,116.97 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,123.22 P .O.NO.: 1301016 208144 2973568 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1017 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 8854-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID:402317426006 Description of Property: 17 40 23 1.25A M/L P-1-31-5 N 1/2 OF N 1/2 OF E 1/2 OF E 1/2 OF E 1/2 OF NE 1/4 OF SE 1/4 Name in which assessed: LUECK, KATHLEEN F.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,589.17 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,595.42 P .O. NO.: 1301017 208144 2973571 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1018 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 11283-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412022403008 Description of Property: ROTONDA WEST PEBBLE BEACH LT 63 Name in which assessed: LPS TRUSTEE & MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD as Trustee under Family Trust No. 63 Dated February 9, 2009; LPS TRUSTEE & MNGT SERVICES LTD TR; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such T AX DEEDS3132 certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,339.10 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,345.35 P .O. NO.: 1301018 208144 2973576 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1019 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 9319-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402413376002 Description of Property: PRAIRIE CREEK PARK BLK 15 LT 10 Name in which assessed: SANCHEZ, MARIA; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,435.25 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,441.50 P .O. NO.: 1301019 208144 2973582 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1020 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16534-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412313152010 Description of Property: 13-41-23 TRACTS 105 & 106 2.50A M/L NE 1/4 OF NE 1/4 OF SW 1/4 OF NW 1/4 Name in which assessed: MILLER, GEORGE G.; MILLER, RICHARD G. ; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $5,198.88 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $5,205.13 P .O. NO.: 1301020 208144 2973590 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1047 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that SHIRLEY K. GAMBLE the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 3173-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402128251008 Description of Property: EL JOBEAN WARD 1 LT 1150 Name in which assessed: MCCAY, RITA; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 30th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $588.68 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $594.93 P .O. NO.: 1301047 208144 2973936 T AX DEEDS3132 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1021 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS CIF FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16539-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412313177002 Description of Property: 13-41-23 T-203 & 204 2.5 M/L SW 1/4 OF NE 1/4 OF SE 1/4 OF NW 1/4 Name in which assessed: GILLIAM, CATHERINE; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $5,302.88 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $5,309.13 P .O. NO.: 1301021 208144 2973600 NEEDAJOB? CHECKTHE CLASSIFIEDS! NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1022 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 3169-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402128236003 Description of Property: EL JOBEAN WARD 1 L TS 570 & 571 Name in which assessed: JACOBS, RONALD J.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $5,479.49 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $5,485.74 P .O. NO.: 1301022 208144 2973607 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1023 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16899-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412323100002 Description of Property: 23 41 23 PARCEL 3 7.97 AC M/L BEG AT NW COR SEC 23 TH S 2626.60 FT E 1326.46 FT N 39.22 FT FOR POB TH CONT N 272.75 FT W 310.46 FT S 271.36 FT E 322.98 FT FOR POB ALSO BEG AT NW COR SEC 23 TH S 2626.60 FT E 1326.46 FT N 39.22 FT W 404.22 FT N 5 FT W 121.14 FT FOR POB TH N 269.51 FT W 322.01 FT S 242.71 FT E 318.86 FT FOR POB ALSO BEG AT NW COR SEC 23 TH S 2626.60 FT E 1326.46 FT N 1334.55 FT E 210 FT N 159.94 FT W 210 FT N 325.41 FT FOR POB TH N 110.01 FT W 844.64 FT S 353.79 FT NE 867.11 FT FOR POB Name in which assessed: HELBIG, KARL; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $6,471.36 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $6,477.61 P .O. NO.: 1301023 208144 2973615

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Monday, December 30, 2013 Page 3 T AX DEEDS3132 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1024 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16515-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412312451003 Description of Property: 12 41 23 TRACTS 283 & 284 & 285 3.75A M/L SW 1/4 OF NW 1/4 OF SW 1/4 OF SE 1/4 & N 1/2 OF NW 1/4 OF SW 1/4 OF SW 1/4 OF SE 1/4 Name in which assessed: MICHAELS, ALAN as Trustee for CHANDLER COURTLAND MICHAEL-WILLIAMS TRUST; W ILLIAMS LAWRENCE & AM TRS; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $8,171.59 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $8,177.84 P .O. NO.: 1301024 208144 2973619 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1025 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 8844-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402317178001 Description of Property: 17 40 23 P-1-32 2.0A M/L E 1/2 OF NE 1/4 OF SE 1/4 OF NW 1/4 TRACT 27 LESS 3.0A M/L FOR 175 R/W Name in which assessed: JIMENEZ, ALEXIS; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $9,565.70 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $9,571.95 P .O. NO.: 1301025 208144 2973624 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1026 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 8093-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402306601052 Description of Property: NEWPORT II PHASE 6 0.690A M/L DESC AS COMM NE COR SEC 6 TH S 572FT TH W 1583FT FOR POB TH S 107FT W 347FT N 43FT W 18FT N 64FT E 365FT TO POB LESS KINGS ISLAND XV CONDO AS PER 1742/882 Name in which assessed: ROYAL PALMS GOLF CONDOMINIUM PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company; ROYAL P ALMS 160 UNIT LLC; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $15,383.73 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $15,389.98 P .O. NO.: 1301026 208144 2973628 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1027 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that T AX DEEDS3132 US BANK AS C/F FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 8094-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402306601053 Description of Property: NEWPORT II PHASE 7 0.866A M/L DESC AS COMM NE COR SEC 6 TH S 566FT W 1949FT FOR POB S 64FT E 18FT S 43FT E 31FT S 54FT E 32FT S 83FT W 249FT NW 4OFT NE 81FT SE 53FT NE 8FT SE 15FT TH ALG A CURVE 28FT NE 46FT E 10FT N 108FT SE 9FT E 49FT TO POB Name in which assessed: ROYAL PALMS GOLF CONDOMINIUM PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company; ROYAL P ALMS 160 UNIT LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $18,505.80 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $18,512.05 P .O. NO.: 1301027 208144 2973639 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1028 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that US BANK AS CIF FL DUNDEE LIEN INV LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 8092-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402306601051 Description of Property: NEWPORT II PHASE 5 0.904A M/L DESC AS COMM NE COR SEC 6 TH S 818FT W 1612FT FOR POB TH W 259FT N 83FT W 32FT N 54FT E 315FT S 28FT E 26FT W 47FT S 83FT TO POB Name in which assessed: ROYAL PALMS GOLF CONDOMINIUM PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company; ROYAL P ALMS 160 UNIT LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $19,861.78 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $19,868.03 P .O. NO.: 1301028 208144 2973641 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1029 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that PPF HOLDINGS III LTD. the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 5761-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402215229007 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 28 BLK 1399 LT 7 Name in which assessed: SORENSON, PHILIP; SORENSON, LOIS B.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $4,886.73 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $4,892.98 P .O. NO.: 1301029 208144 2973644 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1030 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that PPF HOLDINGS III LTD. the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The T AX DEEDS3132 certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 5842-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402215480012 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 33 BLK 2788 LT 12 Name in which assessed: PP&P CONSULTING SERVICES, INC.; CHRISTIE CARL; RINK, SAMANTHA D.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $5,069.26 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $5,075.51 P ,O. NO.: 1301030 208144 2973647 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1031 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that PPF HOLDINGS III LTD. the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6595-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402221229008 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 5 BLK 61 LT 17 Name in which assessed: EMMEL, DAVID JOHN, As Trustee of the DAVID JOHN EMMEL REVOCABLE TRUST Dated August 13, 2009; EMMEL DAVID J TRUST; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $4,744.94 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $4,751.19 P .O. NO.: 1301031 208144 2973672 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1032 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that PPF HOLDINGS III LTD. the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6860-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402223236004 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 13 BLK 561 LT 4 Name in which assessed: SACHS, KATHERINE; SEROGO, ANNA L.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $5,701.89 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $5,708.14 P .O. NO.: 1301032 208144 2973673 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1033 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that PPF HOLDINGS III LTD. the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 7068-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402224333001 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 13 BLK 1293 LT I Name in which assessed: BANACH, WALLACE FRANKLIN; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the T AX DEEDS3132 highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $4,974.51 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $4,980.76 P .O. NO.: 1301033 208144 2973674 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1035 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that PPF HOLDINGS III LTD. the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 10591-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412011304001 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 64 BLK 3544 LT 12 Name in which assessed: WRIGHT, EVE; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $29,464.37 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,796.62 P .O. NO.: 1301035 208144 2973677 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1037 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that PPF HOLDINGS III LTD. the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 17014-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412333280013 Description of Property: PUNTA GORDA ISLES SEC 18 BLK 396 LT 12 Name in which assessed: LUND, JEFFREY A.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $8,047.79 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $8,054.04 P .O. NO.: 1301037 208144 2973681 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1039 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that ETC FBO MARJORIE BODNAR IRA the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 12737-2009 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2009 T ax ID: 412108403013 Description of Property: PCH 095 5140 0016 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 95 BLK 5140 LT 16 Name in which assessed: MICHAELS FAMILY INVESTMENT, LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $5,783.89 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $5,790.14 P .O. NO.: 1301039 208144 2973695 T AX DEEDS3132 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1038 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that ETC FBO MARJORIE BODNAR IRA the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon, The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 9386-2009 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2009 T ax ID: 402415453016 Description of Property: CES 000 0000 0180 CHARLOTTE ESTATES L TS 180 181 Name in which assessed: MY INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company; MY INVESTMENTS HOLDING LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $1,254.44 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $1,260.69 P .O. NO.: 1301038 208144 2973690 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1040 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that ETC FBO MARJORIE BODNAR IRA the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 12666-2009 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2009 T ax ID: 412108256012 Description of Property: PCH 095 5139 0030 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 95 BLK 5139 LT 30 Name in which assessed: TIGHE, JEANNE; POSTIGLIONE, JOSEPH; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,983.49 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,989.74 P .O. NO.: 1301040 208144 2973710 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1041 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that ETC FBO MARJORIE BODNAR IRA the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 11291-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 412015352029 Description of Property: RHT 000 0000 1525 ROTONDA HEIGHTS LOT 1525 Name in which assessed: PURNELL, STEPHEN C.; BALDWIN-PURNELL, ANGELIA; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,046.81 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,053.06 P .O. NO.: 1301041 208144 2973890 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1042 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that ETC FBO MARJORIE BODNAR IRA the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 14723-2009 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2009 T ax ID: 412130376008 Description of Property: T AX DEEDS3132 RSD 001 0001 0027 ROTONDA SANDS UN 1 BLK 1 LT 27 Name in which assessed: BUSH, HELEN MAY; BUSH, CLAUDE DEAN; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $5,353.99 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $5,360.24 P .O. NO.: 1301042 208144 2973899 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1043 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that ETC FBO MARJORIE BODNAR IRA the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16851-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 412318332001 Description of Property: AQE 002 000G 0030 AQUI ESTA UN 2 BLK G LT 30 Name in which assessed: FLOYD, TIMOTHY J., As Trustee of the 921 Trust Dated September 19, 2002; FLOYD TIMOTHY J TRUSTEE; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,282.48 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,288.73 P .O. NO.: 1301043 208144 2973910 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1044 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that BEOR FUND 1 LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16511-2008 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2008 T ax ID: 402335751038 Description of Property: VDS 000 0012 000D VILLAS DEL SOL BLDG 12 UN D & CP 3 Name in which assessed: STEPHENSON, DEBORAH ANN; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $10,609.58 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $10,615.83 P .O. NO.: 1301044 208144 2973913 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1045 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that SKW PREP LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 4977-2008 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2008 T ax ID: 402211280005 Description of Property: PCH 051 3201 0005 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 51 BLK 3201 LT 5 Name in which assessed: TOMLINSON, VINCENT R.; TOMLINSON, LYNNETH; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014.

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Page 4 Monday, December 30, 2013 T AX DEEDS3132 Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $1,919.25 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $1,925.50 P .O. NO.: 1301045 208144 2973923 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1046 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that SKW PREP LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6805-2008 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2008 T ax ID: 412012406023 Description of Property: PCH 065 3762 0012 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 65 BLK 3762 LT 12 Name in which assessed: FLORIDA INVESTMENT & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, a Florida Corporation; FLORIDA INVESTMENT & DEV CORP; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 4th day of March, 2014. Dated this 29th day of October, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 09, 2013, Dec 16, 2013, Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,884.40 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,890.65 P .O. NO.: 1301046 208144 2973930 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1048 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that 2011 RA TLC LLC CAPITAL ONE BANK AS COLLATERAL A SSIGNEE OF 2011 RA TLC LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 9-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402101151015 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 22 BLK 1120 LT 32 Name in which assessed: CORTINA, TEREZA C.; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $7,639.47 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $7,645.72 P .O. NO.: 1301048 208144 2979247 ADVERTISE! NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1050 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that 2011 RA TLC LLC CAPITAL ONE BANK AS COLLATERAL A SSIGNEE OF 2011 RA TLC LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.:3792-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402201431001 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 15 BLK 1521 LT 14 Name in which assessed: SPRIGGS, RICHARD D.; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $47,879.81 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $5,722.56 P .O. NO.: 1301050 208144 2979273 T AX DEEDS3132 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1049 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that 2011 RA TLC LLC CAPITAL ONE BANK AS COLLATERAL ASSIGNEE OF 2011 RA TLC LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 205-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402102101004 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 30 BLK 1 179 LT 4 Name in which assessed: GORDIYCHUK, YAROLSAV; GORDIYCHUK, SVETLANA a/k/a SVETLANE GORDIYCHUK; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $8,905.86 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $8,912.11 P .O. NO.: 1301049 208144 2979251 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1051 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that 2011 RA TLC LLC CAPITAL ONE BANK AS COLLATERAL ASSIGNEE OF 2011 RA TLC LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 4515-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402205305006 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 17 BLK 973 LT 15 Name in which assessed: BELANGER, THOMAS; BELANGER, TELSCHE; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $6,530.89 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $6,537.14 P .O. NO.: 1301051 208144 2979279 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1052 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that 2011 RA TLC LLC CAPITAL ONE BANK AS COLLATERAL ASSIGNEE OF 2011 RA TLC LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 4348-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402204453009 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 34 BLK 910 LT 7 Name in which assessed: MCCAY, STEPHEN; MCCAY, BARBARA; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $5,474.46 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $5,480.71 P .O. NO.: 1301052 208144 2979284 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1053 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that 2011 RA TLC LLC CAPITAL ONE BANK AS COLLATERAL ASSIGNEE OF 2011 RA TLC LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: T AX DEEDS3132 Certificate No.: 6837-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax 1D: 402223182006 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 7 BLK 536 LT 7 Name in which assessed: A TKINSON, DONNA; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $4,349.45 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $4,355.70 P .O. NO.: 1301053 208144 2979287 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1054 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that 2011 RA TLC LLC CAPITAL ONE BANK AS COLLATERAL ASSIGNEE OF 2011 RA TLC LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6656-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402221451010 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 10 BLK 99 LT 12 Name in which assessed: WILDES, DEANNA M.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $7,574.39 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $7,580.64 P .O. NO.: 1301054 208144 2979291 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1055 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that 2011 RA TLC LLC CAPITAL ONE BANK AS COLLATERAL ASSIGNEE OF 2011 RA TLC LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6493-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402220312002 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 193 LT 21 Name in which assessed: GRIFFITH, EVA C. 4/5th Interest; Y ANCY, MYRTLE 1/5th Interest; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $5,239.06 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $5,245.31 P .O. NO.: 1301055 208144 2979293 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1056 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RAPTY TRUST SERIES 18000 CAPITAL ONE BANK AS COLLATERAL ASSIGNEE OF RAPTY TRUST SERIES 18000 the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 7177-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402225151005 Description of Property: 25 40 22 PARCEL E AZTEC INDUSTRIAL PARK UNREC 57.48 FT X 131.48 FT Name in which assessed: CRISTINA, GARY; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com T AX DEEDS3132 in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 1 1th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori LagiosTuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $4,224.34 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $4,230.59 P .O. NO.: 1301056 208144 2979296 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1057 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that 2011 RA TLC LLC CAPITAL ONE BANK AS COLLATERAL ASSIGNEE OF 2011 RA TLC LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 8112-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402307403004 Description of Property: KINGSGATE PHASE 3 BLK 28 LT 21 Name in which assessed: STRACCI, ANTHONY JR., as T rustee of the SAUNDRA STRACCI TRUST Dated December 8, 2004; STRACCI ANTHONY JR TRUSTEE; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $11,296.39 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $11,302.64 P .O. NO.: 1301057 208144 2979305 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1058 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that 2011 RA TLC LLC CAPITAL ONE BANK AS COLLATERAL ASSIGNEE OF 2011 RA TLC LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 9937-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412002355010 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 64 BLK 3531 LT 10 Name in which assessed: MARR, DENISE L. VROMAN; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $6,507.25 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $6,513.50 P .O. NO.: 1301058 208144 2979309 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1059 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that 2011 RA TLC LLC CAPITAL ONE BANK AS COLLATERAL ASSIGNEE OF 2011 RA TLC LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 10780-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412012432019 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 65 BLK 3777 LT 8 Name in which assessed: CICILIOT, LAURIE L.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $75,665.81 T AX DEEDS3132 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $8,736.06 P .O. NO.: 1301059 208144 2979314 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1060 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that 2011 RA TLC LLC CAPITAL ONE BANK AS COLLATERAL ASSIGNEE OF 2011 RA TLC LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 11872-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412105234002 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 66 BLK 4294 LT 2 Name in which assessed: SMITH, DIANA L.; SMITH, KEITH C.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,821.03 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,827.28 P .O. NO.: 1301060 208144 2979316 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1061 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6260-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219205011 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 235 LT 5 Name in which assessed: GREEN EARTH INVESTMENTS INCORPORATED, a Florida Corporation; GREEN EARTH INVESTMENTS INC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,858.84 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,865.09 P .O. NO.: 1301061 208144 2979334 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1062 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6270-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219231011 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 232 LT 11 Name in which assessed: MORARIO, MONICA; VUJISIC, MIOMIR; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,922.09 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,928.34 P .O. NO.: 1301062 208144 2979335 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1063 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the T AX DEEDS3132 description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6304-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219301014 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 288 LT 16 Name in which assessed: MARKLEY, MYRNA LOU; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,269.66 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,275.91 P .O. NO.: 1301063 208144 2979338 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1064 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.:6306-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219302004 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 289 LT 16 Name in which assessed: DIONALDO, GLADYS B.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: S1,895.12 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $1,901.37 P .O. NO.: 1301064 208144 2979341 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1065 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6333-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219328011 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 294 LT 12 Name in which assessed: ALBERGO, SAMUEL ROBERT; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,736.42 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,742.67 P .O. NO.: 1301065 208144 2979345 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1066 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6341-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219332022 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 265 LT 33 Name in which assessed: BONDARANKO, SVETLANA; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th da y of March,

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Monday, December 30, 2013 Page 5 T AX DEEDS3132 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,688.77 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,695.02 P .O. NO.: 1301066 208144 2979349 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1067 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6359-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219354008 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 307 LT 9 Name in which assessed: RODRIGUEZ, JORGE; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $1,878.91 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $1,885.16 P .O. NO.: 1301067 208144 2979483 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1068 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6361-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219356005 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 305 LT 5 Name in which assessed: SPIELDENNER, PATRICK E.; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $1,969.85 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $1,976.10 P .O. NO.: 1301068 208144 2979488 GET RESULTS USE CLASSIFIED! NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1069 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6370-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219379015 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 301 LT 13 Name in which assessed: CROUSS, MATTHEW AUSTEN; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,795.26 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,801.51 P .O. NO.: 1301069 208144 2979499 T AX DEEDS3132 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1070 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6379-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219403010 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 262 LT 18 Name in which assessed: OLEARY, JOHN J.; OLEARY, MARY ; OLEARY MARY ESTATE; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,709.72 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: S2,715.97 P .O. NO.: 1301070 208144 2979508 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1071 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6385-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219406019 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 247 LT 11 Name in which assessed: DADDAZIO, LINDA; DADDAZIO, THOMAS; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $4,031.41 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $4,037.66 P .O. NO.: 1301071 208144 2979523 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1072 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6386-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219426012 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 246 LT 12 Name in which assessed: SHIPLEY, CLARA W.; SHIPLEY, THOMAS CARL; SHIPLEY, GEORGE RAY; CHALK, BETTY LOU; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 1 1th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,723.04 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,729.29 P .O. NO.: 1301072 208144 2979527 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1073 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6400-2011 T AX DEEDS3132 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219454001 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 255 LT 1 Name in which assessed: DELSOL, ANTHONY; DELSOL, SANDRA; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,508.80 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,515.05 P .O. NO.: 1301073 208144 2979531 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1074 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6403-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219455002 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 254 LT 2 Name in which assessed: DOCKRILL, ROYCE; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,748.88 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,755.13 P .O. NO.: 1301074 208144 2979536 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1075 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6425-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402220106008 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 214 LT 11 Name in which assessed: HUERTAS, EDUERDO; RIVERA, MARITZA; RIVERA M; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,985.88 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,992.13 P .O. NO.: 1301075 208144 2979541 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1076 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6447-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402220182014 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 202 LT 6 Name in which assessed: KODOPIDIS, STILIANOS; KODOPIDIS, CHRISTINA; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or T AX DEEDS3132 thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,767.93 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,774.18 P .O. NO.: 1301076 208144 2979551 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1077 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6468-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402220254001 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 170 LT 2 Name in which assessed: SCIFO, PAUL C.; FRANCIS, IRENE C.; SCIFO, FRANK J.; SCIFO CHARLES P EST; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,761.01 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,767.26 P .O. NO.: 1301077 208144 2979553 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1078 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6484-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402220283020 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 153 LT 23 Name in which assessed: CIAMBRUSCHINI, CLARA; CIAMBRUSCHINI, RALPH; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,764.98 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,771.23 P .O. NO.: 1301078 208144 2979557 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1097 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that TC TAMPA 1, LLC PNC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 8679-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402315301004 Description of Property: HRBR HTS SEC 1 BLK 2 LTS 17-18 Name in which assessed: MP GREENWOOD HOUSE, LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $4,255.83 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $4,262.08 P .O. NO.: 1301097 208144 2981507 T AX DEEDS3132 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1079 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6223-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219126009 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 276 LT 9 Name in which assessed: BYRD-FORBES, VERNESS; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,693.50 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,699.75 P .O. NO.: 1301079 208144 2979559 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1080 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6225-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219127003 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 279 LT 21 Name in which assessed: LEE, LISET as Trustee of the LISET LEE TRUST AGREEMENT Dated May 5, 2004; LEE LISET TR; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,800.68 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,806.93 P .O. NO.: 1301080 208144 2979564 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1081 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6228-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219128004 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 275 LT 4 Name in which assessed: LEE, LISET as Trustee of the LISET LEE TRUST AGREEMENT Dated May 5, 2004; LEE LISET TRS; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,795.95 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,802.20 P .O. NO.: 1301081 208144 2979598 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1082 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that GALBRAITHSELECT TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6237-2011 T AX DEEDS3132 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402219154012 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 8 BLK 284 LT 2 Name in which assessed: COPLEN, CORINNE E.; HOERTH, BARBARA COPLEN; COPLEN CORINE E; HOERTH BARBARA; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,702.09 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,708.34 P .O. NO.: 1301082 208144 2979603 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1083 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that DAVID PACK the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 15007-2009 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2009 T ax ID: 412132381008 Description of Property: RMD 000 0048 0017 ROTONDA MEADOWS BLK 48 LT 17 Name in which assessed: HOMESITES PLUS; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,732.39 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,738.64 P .O. NO.: 1301083 208144 2979606 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1084 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that DAVID PACK the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 15136-2009 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2009 T ax ID: 412133354002 Description of Property: RMD 000 0100 0008 ROTONDA MEADOWS BLK 100 LT 8 Name in which assessed: A TKINS, JUAN K.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,768.91 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,775.16 P .O. NO.: 1301084 208144 2979608 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1085 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that ARJ N COMPANY, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 753-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 402104355009 Description of Property: PCH 024 2050 0007 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 24 BLK 2050 LT 7 Name in which assessed: WORLEY, M. RONALD; PERKINS, JOHN R.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or

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Page 6 Monday, December 30, 2013 T AX DEEDS3132 thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $1,825.01 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $1,831.26 P .O. NO.: 1301085 208144 2979611 Seize the sales with Classified! NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1086 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that A RJ N COMPANY, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 756-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 402104356017 Description of Property: PCH 024 2059 0009 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 24 BLK 2059 LT 9 Name in which assessed: DENTON II, LLC; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $1,635.08 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $1,641.33 P .O. NO.: 1301086 208144 2979612 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1087 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that A RJ N COMPANY, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 771-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 402104380003 Description of Property: PCH 024 2046 0019 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 24 BLK 2046 LT 19 Name in which assessed: JOHNSON, MABEL; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $1,641.74 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $1,647.99 P .O. NO.: 1301087 208144 2979613 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1088 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that A RJ N COMPANY, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 1477-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 402108128008 Description of Property: PCH 049 2875 0007 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 49 BLK 2875 LT 7 Name in which assessed: ETTER, HAROLD R.; ETTER, LAURA P.; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $1,567.94 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $1,574.19 P .O. NO.: 1301088 208144 2979614 T AX DEEDS3132 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1089 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that ARJ N COMPANY, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 2471-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 402116251003 Description of Property: PCH 059 2941 0009 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 59 BLK 2941 LT 9 Name in which assessed: V ALENCIA, MABEL P.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $1,670.87 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $1,677.12 P .O. NO.: 1301089 208144 2979616 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1090 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that ARJ N COMPANY, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 2412-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 4021 16152009 Description of Property: PCH 059 2933 0033 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 59 BLK 2933 LT 33 Name in which assessed: MILLER, JAMES WILLIAM; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $1,627.27 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $1,633.52 P .O. NO.: 1301090 208144 2979620 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1091 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that ARJ N COMPANY, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 2484-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 402116254015 Description of Property: PCH 059 2944 0035 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 59 BLK 2944 LT 35 Name in which assessed: T ARPON IV, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company; TARPON IV LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: S1,633.93 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $1,640.18 P .O. NO.: 1301091 208144 2979623 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1092 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that ARJ N COMPANY, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 2435-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 402116177022 Description of Property: PCH 059 2939 0009 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 59 BLK 2939 LT 9 T AX DEEDS3132 Name in which assessed: 7 TURTLE DREAMS, INC.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $1,570.35 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $1,576.60 P .O. NO.: 1301092 208144 2979625 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1093 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that ARJ N COMPANY, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 2510-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 402116310020 Description of Property: PCH 061 3051 0031 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 61 BLK 3051 LT 31 Name in which assessed: PA VLOCK, BEVERLY ALISON; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 11th day of March, 2014. Dated this 20th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 23, 2013, Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $1,620.61 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $1,626.86 P .O. NO.: 1301093 208144 2979630 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1094 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that TC TAMPA 1, LLC PNC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6038-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402217302021 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 23 BLK 721 LT 19 Name in which assessed: WARRAM, CHARLES; WARRAM, VIRGINIA; WARRAM V; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $4,885.85 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $4,892.10 P .O. NO.: 1301094 208144 2981475 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1095 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that TC TAMPA 1, LLC PNC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 6587-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402221207002 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 10 BLK 109 LT 8 Name in which assessed: RODRIGUEZ, ROGER; RODRIGUEZ, EVELYN; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, T AX DEEDS3132 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,445.26 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,451.51 P .O. NO.: 1301095 208144 2981494 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1096 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that TC TAMPA 1, LLC PNC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 7199-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 402225363002 Description of Property: C HARBOR BLK 21 ALL LOT 1 & E 100FT OF LTS 11 & 12 LESS S 7.5FT CHR 000 0021 0011C HARBOR BLK 21 THE WLY 57FT OF LTS 11 & 12 LESS THE S 7.5 FT Name in which assessed: ROSATI, DAVID W.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $6,581.51 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $6,587.76 P .O. NO.: 1301096 208144 2981499 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1100 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that TC TAMPA 1, LLC PNC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 11326-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412023178002 Description of Property: ROTONDA WEST PEBBLE BEACH LT 467 Name in which assessed: MEAKINS, TIMOTHY; MEAKINS, CHERYL; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,382.16 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,388.41 P .O. NO.: 1301100 208144 2981511 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1102 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that TC TAMPA 1, LLC PNC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 13619-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412121406007 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 71 BLK 4369 LT 3 Name in which assessed: KHALIFA, HATEM A.M.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,732.43 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,738.68 P .O. NO.: 1301102 208144 2981514 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1104 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that TRAMAR REALTY CORP. the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: T AX DEEDS3132 Certificate No.: 3167-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 402128234001 Description of Property: ELJ 001 0000 0632 EL JOBEAN WARD 1 LT 632 Name in which assessed: EL JOBEAN ENERGY, LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $5,353.59 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $5,359.84 P .O. NO.: 1301104 208144 2981539 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1105 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that LAND BANK INTERNATIONAL INC. the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 576-2009 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2009 T ax ID: 402104102009 Description of Property: PCH 038 2332 0005 PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 38 BLK 2332 LT 5 Name in which assessed: STEPHENSON, BEVERLY D.; ROJAN, SHARON; STEPHENSON B; ROJAN S; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,854.25 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,860.50 P .O. NO.: 1301105 208144 2981547 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1106 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that LAND BANK INTERNATIONAL INC. the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 7761-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 402301207008 Description of Property: PRS 009 000F 0012 PEACE RIV SH UN 9 BLK F LT 12 Name in which assessed: CHEVERE, MARISOL; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $1,775.45 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $1,781.70 P .O. NO.: 1301106 208144 2981551 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1107 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that LAND BANK INTERNATIONAL INC. the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 7776-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 402301231032 Description of Property: PRS 009 000Q 0017 PEACE RIV SH UN 9 BLK Q LT 17 Name in which assessed: MIRANDA, MANUEL A. SALGADO; DE SALGADO, LCDA. IRMA CADENA; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Cha p ter 45, T AX DEEDS3132 Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $1,684.90 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $1,691.15 P .O. NO.: 1301107 208144 2981556 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1108 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that LAND BANK INTERNATIONAL INC. the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 7806-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 402301280023 Description of Property: PRS 008 000L 0023 PEACE RIV SH UN 8 BLK L LT 23 Name in which assessed: CARAZO, JOSE DIAZ; DIAZ, INDIA ESPERAZA; CARAZO JOSE DIAZ DR; CARAZO INDIA E; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,839.14 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,845.39 P .O. NO.: 1301108 208144 2981576 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1109 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that LAND BANK INTERNATIONAL INC. the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 7807-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 402301280025 Description of Property: PRS 008 000L 0025 PEACE RIV SH UN 8 BLK L LT 25 Name in which assessed: VA LENTIN, MIGUEL A.; VA LENTIN, ACELAVIRGEN; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,939.66 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,945.91 P .O. NO.: 1301109 208144 2981585 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1110 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that LAND BANK INTERNATIONAL INC. the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 7808-2010 Y ear of Issuance: Jun-01-2010 T ax ID: 402301281004 Description of Property: PRS 008 000M 0013 PEACE RIV SH UN 8 BLK M LT 13 Name in which assessed: ALVAREZ, FELIX S.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,100.65 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,106.90

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Monday, December 30, 2013 Page 7 T AX DEEDS3132 P .O.NO.: 1301110 208144 2981594 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1111 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16311-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412306382010 Description of Property: PUNTA GORDA BLK 43 LT 18 Name in which assessed: CHRISTNER, DAVID L. AS TRUSTEE OF THE SHANGRI-LA TRUST U/A/D 2-12-1998; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $9,529.84 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $9,536.09 P .O.NO.: 1301111 208144 2981628 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1112 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 17381-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 422003176004 Description of Property: CAPE HAZE BLK ALT 16 AND A P ARCEL OF LAND 10FT WIDE L YING WITHIN EXTENDED E & W LINES BTWN LT & W/W Name in which assessed: A E2FL, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company; AE2FL LLC; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $14,131.94 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $14,138.19 P .O. NO.: 1301112 208144 2981634 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1113 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16246-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412305237013 Description of Property: SOLANA BLK 16 NE/ERLY 50 X 130 FT LT 16 LESS R/W Name in which assessed: GILLIS, M.D.; GILLIS, DIANA D.; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,739.27 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,745.52 P .O. NO.: 1301113 208144 2981640 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1115 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16682-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T AX DEEDS3132 T ax ID: 412317431006 Description of Property: CHARLOTTE COMMERCIAL CENTER BLK F LT 2 Name in which assessed: TA YLOR ROAD PROPERTIES, LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,564.23 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,570.48 P .O. NO.: 1301115 208144 2981646 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1116 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16681-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412317431005 Description of Property: CHARLOTTE COMMERCIAL CENTER BLK F LT 7 Name in which assessed: TA YLOR ROAD PROPERTIES, LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $7,630.58 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $7,636.83 P .O. NO.: 1301116 208144 2981656 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1117 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16680-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412317431004 Description of Property: CHARLOTTE COMMERCIAL CENTER BLK F LT 6 Name in which assessed: TA YLOR ROAD PROPERTIES, LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $8,825.12 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $8,831.37 P .O. NO.: 1301117 208144 2981664 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1118 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16679-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412317431003 Description of Property: CHARLOTTE COMMERCIAL CENTER BLK F LT 3 Name in which assessed: TA YLOR ROAD PROPERTIES, LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT T AX DEEDS3132 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,231.98 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,238.23 P .O. NO.: 1301118 208144 2981677 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1119 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16678-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412317431002 Description of Property: CHARLOTTE COMMERCIAL CENTER BLK F LT 4 Name in which assessed: TA YLOR ROAD PROPERTIES, LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,231.98 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,238.23 P .O. NO.: 1301119 208144 2981684 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1120 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16363-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412307159004 Description of Property: PUNTA GORDA BLK 133 BURLINGHAM REP LTS 4 5 LESS W 20 FT OF LT 4 & A PARCEL IN BLK 133 DESC AS BEG SE COR BLK 133N 133 FT W 165 FT S 133 FT E 165 FT TO POB Name in which assessed: TRIGGER PROPERTIES, LLC, a 50% interest ; FORECLOSED PROPERTIES, LLC, a 50% interest; SUNKISSED PROPERTIES LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $8,779.48 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $8,785.73 P .O. NO.: 1301120 208144 2981690 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1121 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16349-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412306481004 Description of Property: TRABUES ADD LT 68 & W 1/2 OF 69 Name in which assessed: THOMAS, CHARLIE ANN; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,221.03 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,227.28 P .O. NO.: 1301121 T AX DEEDS3132 208144 2981732 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1122 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16784-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412319435003 Description of Property: PUNTA GORDA ISLES SEC 15 BLK 253 LT 51 Name in which assessed: GESNOT, JACQUES. as Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship; BYA, BERNADETTE, as Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $9,819.71 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $9,825.96 P .O. NO.: 1301122 208144 2981740 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1123 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 16292-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412306252001 Description of Property: WOODS 2ND ADD BLK E LT 15 16 Name in which assessed: T & T VENTURES MARION, LC, a Florida Limited Liability Company; T & T VENTURES MARION LC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $5,908.53 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $5,914.78 P .O.NO.: 1301123 208144 2981745 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1125 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 15358-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412214356006 Description of Property: PUNTA GORDA ISLES SEC 12 BLK 132 LT 2 Name in which assessed: GORMAN, FRANK; GORMAN, KATHARINE; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $17,054.03 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $17,060.28 P .O. NO.: 1301125 208144 2981753 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1126 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: T AX DEEDS3132 Certificate No.: 14138-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412128183008 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 87 BLK 4561 LT 21 Name in which assessed: SUNTRUST BANK; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,421.55 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,427.80 P .O. NO.: 1301126 208144 2981756 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1127 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 14083-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412127478010 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 82 BLK 4469 LT 14 Name in which assessed: PEACOCK, SAMUEL JR.; PEACOCK, VICKI; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $5,440.66 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $5,446.91 P .O. NO.: 1301127 208144 2981759 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1128 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 14071-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412127427013 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 82 BLK 4423 LT 34 Name in which assessed: MISIOROWSKI, JOHN; MISIOROWSKI, MICHELLE; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,001.91 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,008.16 P .O. NO.: 1301128 208144 2981761 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1129 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 14057-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412127351006 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 82 BLK 4445 LT 33 Name in which assessed: WESTON, DEAN D.; WESTON, LYNN R.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M. or T AX DEEDS3132 thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,549.32 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,555.57 P .O. NO.: 1301129 208144 2981764 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1130 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 14043-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412127277004 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 82 BLK 4421 LT 6 Name in which assessed: CANNOVA, JOHN; CANNOVA, CHRISTINE; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $4,366.92 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $4,373.17 P .O. NO.: 1301130 208144 2981768 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1131 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 13991-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412127151002 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 82 BLK 4432 LT 47 Name in which assessed: CHAYOO, LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,969.04 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,975.29 P .O. NO.: 1301131 208144 2981956 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1132 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 13985-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412127132012 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 81 BLK 4432 LT 2 Name in which assessed: VILLONGCO, VIRGINIA E.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,421.76 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,428.01 P .O. NO.: 1301132 208144 2981958

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Page 8 Monday, December 30, 2013 Need a Friend? Look in the Classifieds T AX DEEDS3132 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1133 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 13732-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412122376015 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 81 BLK 4507 LT 30 Name in which assessed: RUFFALO, EMIL P.; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,884.02 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,890.27 P .O. NO.: 1301133 208144 2981964 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1135 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 13722-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412122356001 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 81 BLK 4499 LT 3 Name in which assessed: RICHARDS, MILLICENT; RICHARDS, DONOVAN; A ll of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,477.18 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,483.43 P .O. NO.: 1301135 208144 2981968 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1136 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 13721-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412122335005 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 81 BLK 4511 LT 24 Name in which assessed: PETERS, BETH; T AX DEEDS3132 All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,784.56 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,790.81 P .O. NO.: 1301136 208144 2981971 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1137 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 13435-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412120430004 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 78 BLK 4401 LT 9 Name in which assessed: GOGES, GEORGE; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $4,430.84 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $4,437.09 P .O. NO.: 1301137 208144 2981978 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1138 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 13420-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412120404008 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 78 BLK 4410 LT 18 Name in which assessed: BERTONE, FRANK D.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, T AX DEEDS3132 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $4,783.46 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $4,789.71 P .O. NO.: 1301138 208144 2981981 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1139 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 13394-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412120377009 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 78 BLK 4412 LT 26 Name in which assessed: CUFFY, JOHNSON; FLETCHER, VERNON; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $4,858.20 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $4,864.45 P .O. NO.: 1301139 208144 2981984 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1140 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 13641-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412121456012 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 71 BLK 4387 LT 15 Name in which assessed: OLDANO REAL ESTATE, LLC; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $5,491.78 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $5,498.03 P .O. NO.: 1301140 208144 2981990 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1141 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 13626-2011 T AX DEEDS3132 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412121433004 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 71 BLK 4366 LT 14 Name in which assessed: NAGESSAR, MAHENDRA; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $2,734.99 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $2,741.24 P .O. NO.: 1301141 208144 2981994 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1142 SEC. 197,512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 13620-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412121408002 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 71 BLK 4367 LT 14 Name in which assessed: Y AD VKIDDUSH HASHEM/HOUSE OF MARTYRS, INC., a Florida nonprofit Corporation dba YVH INSTITUTE; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014, Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,025.18 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,031.43 P .O. NO.: 1301142 208144 2981997 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1143 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 13595-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412121332010 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 71 BLK 4371 LT 22 Name in which assessed: MARTIN, SEAN C.; MARTIN, VIRGIL; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $3,983.15 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $3,989.40 P .O. NO.: 1301143 208144 2982002 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1144 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 13802-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412123304016 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 94 1ST REP BLK 4993 LT 39 Name in which assessed: COZIER, ROHAN C.; COZIER, COLIN E.; COZIER, ANTHONY D.; COZIER, GARRY R.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at T AX DEEDS3132 www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $4,719.04 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $4,725.29 P .O. NO.: 1301144 208144 2982005 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1145 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 12585-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412115311011 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 93 BLK 4921 LT 28 Name in which assessed: MALONEY, JAMES MARK; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $4,964.04 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $4,970.29 P .O. NO.: 1301145 208144 2982007 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1146 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 12579-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412115280003 Description of Property: PORT CHARLOTTE SEC 93 BLK 4912 LT 36 Name in which assessed: FITZGERALD, WILLIAM E., as CoT rustee of an un-recorded land trust agreement dated May 6, 2003; FITZGERALD, WILLIAM A., as Co-Trustee of an un-recorded land trust agreement dated May 6, 2003; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $4,742.35 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $4,748.60 P .O. NO.: 1301146 208144 2982016 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1147 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 11663-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412033327002 Description of Property: P ALM ISLAND ESTS UN 4 BLK B LT 13 Name in which assessed: MOUNT CLEMENS CLASS A ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, a Michigan Limited Liability Co.; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, T AX DEEDS3132 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $17,081.18 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $17,087.43 P .O. NO.: 1301147 208144 2982018 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR T AX DEED 13-1148 SEC. 197.512 F.S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RMC USAB LIFT, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.: 11139-2011 Y ear of Issuance: May-31-2011 T ax ID: 412019279002 Description of Property: SABAL PALM POINT LT 10 Name in which assessed: BRAZKOWSKI, JAROSTAW; CHYTROS, KATARZYNA; BRAZKOWSKI KATARZYNA; All of said property being in the County of Charlotte, State of Florida. Unless said certificated shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes at 9:00 A.M., or thereafter on 18th day of March, 2014. Dated this 27th day of November, 2013 BARBARA T. SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Florida Signature: Lori Lagios Tuck, Deputy Clerk PUBLISH: Dec 30, 2013, Jan 06, 2014, Jan 13, 2014, Jan 20, 2014, BASE BID AMOUNT: $7,271.90 REDEMPTION AMOUNT: $7,278.15 P .O. NO.: 1301148 208144 2982023 OTHER NOTICES3138 Dr. Olawale Idewu of the Ear, Nose, and Throat Health Center will be retiring at the end of the year, December 31, 2013. Patients are urged to call and pick up their medical records at 103 W. Marion Ave Punta Gorda, Fl. T elephone: (941) 205-5555. Publish: 12/14/13, 12/21/13, 12/28/13, 12/30/13 366282 2977553 PUBLIC NOTICE TDS EXEMPTION CITY OF PUNTA GORDA UTILITIES DEPARTMENT On June 22, 2011 the City was granted an Exemption from Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) standard from the Department of Environmental Protection. This was r equested because of the characteristics of the raw water sources r easonably available to the public water system cannot meet the TDS standard. The exemption allows the City to exceed the curr ent 500 mg/l standard to a level of 1,000 mg/l for a period of five years renewable for an additional five years provided the peak demand for water remains at a level below the maximum capacity of the existing plant (10 million gallons per day). As a secondary standard TDS levels below 1000 mg/l will not pose an unreasonable health risk. If the maximum capacity is exceeded the City would initiate the design of a new water plant with membrane treatment and apply for a construction permit from the Department to comply with the TDS standard. For more information please contact: The City of Punta Gorda Utility Department at 326 W. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, Fl. 33950, (941) 575-3339. Or you may contact the Department of Enviro nmental Protection potable water compliance/enforcement section at (239) 344-5600. Publish: December 30, 2013 102469 2982991 Findtheperfectcompanion intheClassifieds!

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www.sunnewspapers.net MONDAY DECEMBER 30, 2013 T he Wire INSIDE The Polish pianist and composer of classical music and scores for many films, including Roman Polanskis Oscar-winning The Pianist, died Sunday. Page 5 Polish composer Wojciech Kilar dies at age 81 Peter Jacksons The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continued to lead the box office, landing in the No. 1 slot for the third weekend in a row. Page 2 Hobbit, Frozen close out record 2013 on top at box office STATE NATIONAL WORLD BUSINESS WEATHER 1. Suicide bombing in RussiaA suicide blast killed at least 15 people and wounded scores in a southern Russia railway station, as the country prepares to host the Sochi Olympics. See page 1.2. Whos obsessed with tracking expensesDocuments obtained by the AP show the al-Qaida terror group is serious about financial bookkeeping, with what amounts to a company-wide accounting policy across its many chapters. See page 1.3. Israel names prisoners to be releasedIsrael on Sunday announced the names of 26 long-serving Palestinian prisoners it will release this week under a U.S.-brokered formula to resume Mideast peace talks. See page 5.4. Feds keep an eye on Rocky Mountain highWhile Colorado prepares to be the first in the nation to allow recreational pot sales in the new year, the Justice Department is standing watch. See page 1.5. Michael Schumacher injured in ski accidentA French hospital says the seventime F1 racing champ is in critical condition following brain surgery after hitting his head on a rock in the French Alps. See Sports page 5.6. What could complicate GOP plans for Senate controlTea partyers and social conservatives could throw a wrench in Republicans strategy during primaries in Georgia, Iowa and North Carolina. See page 2.7. To exit refugee camp is to risk death, they sayThreat of ethnic attacks keeps men from venturing outside of U.N. camps in South Sudan amid spiraling violence. See page 5.8. Health care sign-ups surpass 1 millionA December surge gives a boost to the problem-plagued federal insurance market website, the White House says. See page 1.9. Saudis to give $3 billion to Lebanon Saudi Arabia has pledged $3billion to Lebanon to help strengthen the countrys armed forces, Lebanons president said Sunday. See page 6.10. Congress could reconsider military pension cutA cut to military retirement pay has already triggered such a backlash that Congress may vote in January to toss it out. See page 4.10 things to know MOSCOW A suicide bomber struck a busy railway station in southern Russia on Sunday, killing at least 15 other people and wounding scores more, ofcials said, in a stark reminder of the threat Russia is facing as it prepares to host Februarys Olympics in Sochi. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing in Volgograd, but it came several months after Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov called for new attacks against civilian targets in Russia, including the Sochi Games. Suicide bombings have rocked Russia for years, but many have been contained to the North Caucasus, the center of an insurgency seeking an Islamist state in the region. Until recently Volgograd was not a typical target, but the city formerly known as Stalingrad has now been struck twice in two months suggesting militants may be using the transportation hub as a renewed way of showing their reach outside their restive region. Volgograd, which lies close to volatile Caucasus provinces, is 900 kilometers (550 miles) south of Moscow and about Suicide bombing in RussiaBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERAt least 15 killed, more injured in attack in Volgograd AP PHOTOA police ocer guards a main entrance to the Volgograd railway station hit by an explosion, in Volgograd, Russia, Sunday. ATTACK | 4 TIMBUKTU, Mali The convoy of cars bearing the black al-Qaida ag came at high speed, and the manager of the modest grocery store thought he was about to get robbed. Mohamed Djitteye rushed to lock his till and cowered behind the counter. He was dumbfounded when instead, the al-Qaida commander gently opened the grocerys glass door and asked for a pot of mustard. Then he asked for a receipt. Confused and scared, Djitteye didnt understand. So the jihadist repeated his request. This transaction in northern Mali shows what might seem an unusual preoccupation for a terror group: Al-Qaida is obsessed with documenting the most minute expenses. In more than 100 receipts left in a building occupied by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb in Timbuktu earlier this year, the extremists assiduously tracked their cash ow, recording purchases as small as a single light bulb. The accounting system on display in the documents found by The Associated Press is a mirror image of what researchers have discovered in other parts of the world where al-Qaida operates, including Afghanistan, Somalia and Iraq. The terror groups documents around the world also include corporate workshop schedules, salary spreadsheets, philanthropy budgets, job applications, public relations advice and letters from the equivalent of a human resources division.Al-Qaida looks to operate like corporationBy RUKMINI CALLIMACHIASSOCIATED PRESS WRITEROPERATE | 4 HONOLULU A December surge propelled health care sign-ups through the governments rehabilitated website past the 1 million mark, the Obama administration said Sunday, reecting new vigor for the problem-plagued federal insurance market. Combined with numbers for state-run markets due in January, that should put total enrollment in the new private insurance plans under President Barack Obamas health law at about 2 million people through the end of the year, independent experts said. That would be about two-thirds of the administrations original goal of signing up 3.3 million by Dec. 31, a signicant improvement given the technical problems that crippled the federal market during much of the fall. The overall goal remains to enroll 7 million people by March 31. It looks like current enrollment is around 2 million despite all the issues, said Dan Mendelson, CEO of Avalere Health, a market analysis rm. It was a very impressive showing for December. The administration said that of the more than 1.1 million people now enrolled in the federal insurance exchange, nearly 1 million signed up in Health care sign-ups surpass 1 millionBy JOSH LEDERMAN and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERSMILLION | 4 AP FILE PHOTOIn this Dec. 23 photo, Lisa Donlea, left, and Susan Roberts, a certied enrollment ocer, celebrate after working on Donleas federal health insurance exchange enrollment online for one hour and 47 minutes in Laguna Beach, Calif. DENVER A gleaming white Apple store of weed is how Andy Williams sees his new Denver marijuana dispensary. Two oors of pot-growing rooms will have windows showing the shopping public how the mind-altering plant is grown. Shoppers will be able to peruse drying marijuana buds and see pot trimmers at work separating the valuable owers from the less-prized stems and leaves. Its going to be all white and beautiful, the 45-year-old ex-industrial engineer explains, excitedly gesturing around what just a few weeks ago was an empty warehouse space that will eventually house 40,000 square feet of cannabis strains. As Colorado prepares to be the rst in the nation to allow recreational pot sales, opening Jan. 1, hopeful retailers like Williams are investing their fortunes into the legal recreational pot world all for a chance to build even bigger ones in a edgling industry that faces an uncertain future. Ofcials in Colorado and Washington, the other state where recreational pot goes on sale in mid-2014, as well as activists, policymakers and governments from around the U.S. and across the world will not be the only ones watching the experiment unfold. So too will the U.S. Department of Justice, which for now is not ghting to shut down the industries. We are building an impressive showcase for the world, to show them this is an industry, Williams says, as the scent of marijuana competes with the Legal pot sales begin amid uncertaintyBy KRISTEN WYATTASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERPOT | 4 T Jgal_!

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Page 2 WIRE www.sunnewspapers.net The Sun /Monday, December 30, 2013 NATIONAL NEWS | NATIONAL BRIEFSNativity features Trayvon Martin instead of JesusCLAREMONT, Calif. (AP) A Southern California church nativity scene is featuring a bloody Trayvon Martin in place of the infant Jesus in an effort to stir a community conver sation about gun violence. The nativity scene on the lawn of the Claremont United Methodist Church which shows Martin in a hoodie, slumped over and bleeding was created by 57-year-old congregant and artist John Zachary. Zachary, who in the past has created installations addressing homelessness and poverty, said he wanted to make the Nativity relevant to modern times and generate a community conversation, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday. Zachary said he chose to focus on the Florida teenager whose shooting death captured the nation to draw a parallel to the dark times in which Jesus was born. But some faithful have shuddered at the depiction and called it sacrilege. The scene will remain in place at the church through Jan. 5.Lawmakers: Car-test law a boost for auto industryLANSING, Mich. (AP) A new law that will allow companies to test driverless cars on Michigan roads will be a boost for the states auto industry, according to Gov. Rick Snyder and the sponsor of the legislation. Snyder signed the bills Friday, saying the legislation, which requires a per son to be in the driverless vehicle to take the wheel if necessary, was needed to keep Michigan in the lead in vehicle research and design. Michigan is the automotive capital of the world, he said in a statement. By allowing the testing of automated, driverless cars today, we will stay at the forefront in automotive technological advances that will make driving safer and more efcient in the future. Snyders ofce said that Michigan businesses and universities in Michigan are leading the way in many intelligent, connected vehicle programs aimed at driverless cars. This legislation is key to the future of research and development of automotive technology in the state.Ex-anchorman enjoys comparison to Ron BurgundyJACKSONVILLE (AP) A former 1970s anchorman is enjoying a little more time in the limelight, thanks to the return of his ctional counterpart Ron Burgundy. Comedian Will Ferrell has said the inspiration for his character in the Anchorman movies was Mort Crim, who moved to northeast Florida in 1998 after retiring as a TV news anchor in Detroit. Crim tells The Florida Times-Union that the lm is a satire and he doesnt take offense to Ferrells performance. I think the rst movie was a parody of anchor people, Crim said. The second is a parody of the whole 24-hour news cycle. The key moment is when Burgundy says, Why do we have to give them what they need? Lets give them what they want. Crim and his wife were invited to the Dec. 15 premiere of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues at the Beacon Theatre in New York, where he got to meet Ferrell for the rst time. I walked up to him, put out my hand and said, Will, its such an honor for you to meet me, Crim said. WASHINGTON (AP) Republicans count enough competitive races to challenge Democrats for control of the Senate in the 2014 elections, if only they can gure out what to do with the tea party. Crowded primaries in states such as Georgia, Iowa and North Carolina, where tea partyers and social conservatives are ghting for the nomination and pushing candidates farther right, worry many Republicans, especially after they saw their legitimate shots at a Senate majority slip away in 2010 and 2012. Republicans need a net gain of six seats to capture control from Democrats, who effectively hold a 55-45 advantage now. But Democrats will be defending 21 of 35 seats to be decided in November, and President Barack Obama is looking like a major drag for them. Midterm elections are often tough for a presidents party in any event. History is with us, geography is with us and the presidents signature legislative achievement is the most unpopular law of his tenure, Rob Collins, executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said of Obama and his health care overhaul. Republicans inside and outside the Senate speak condently about snatching open seats in West Virginia and South Dakota. They like their chances against Democratic incumbents in Republican-leaning Arkansas, Louisiana and Alaska and remain upbeat about Montana even if Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock names Lt. Gov. John Walsh to succeed Sen. Max Baucus, Obamas choice for U.S. ambassador to China. The looming question is whether Republicans undercut their solid shot with tea party-style candidates who zzled out in Delaware, Colorado and Nevada in 2010 and Indiana and Missouri in 2012. Georgia is keeping some Republicans awake at night. Eight candidates, including three House members, are pursuing the open seat of retiring two-term Sen. Saxby Chambliss in a state that dramatically went Republican in 1994 and rarely has looked back. Georgia hasnt elected a non-incumbent Democrat since 1998. A loss of the GOP seat would complicate any Republican math for a majority. The top Democratic hopeful is Michelle Nunn, CEO of the volunteer organization Points of Light and daughter of former Sen. Sam Nunn. The younger Nunns diligence gets high marks from Democrats and Republicans. She has raised more than $1.7 million and campaigned with a purpose. While more attention has focused on Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, who is challenging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in the marquee race of the cycle, Republicans say Nunn is the real deal. She stands as a moder ate Democrat who could appeal to Georgias electorate and a Washington outsider in a year when congressional approval is in single digits. Republicans are nervous about Rep. Paul Broun, who has said evolution and the Big Bang theory are lies straight from the pit of Hell. Although the four-term Georgia congressman has avoided incendiary comments in his latest campaign, several Republicans privately fret about him winning the nomination.GOP can count ways to Senate majority HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Republican governors running for re-election next year are looking to capitalize on distaste for Washington gridlock and President Barack Obamas dropping public approval amid the bumpy rollout of his signature health care law and Democratic challengers may need to respond with a popular cause. A minimum wage increase could be the answer. Democrats vying to challenge a slew of Republican governors, particularly those seeking re-election in states that Obama won last year, are talking up an increase as their campaigns get off the ground 11 months before the election. Polls say its publicly popular, it revives the message of economic inequality that Obama wielded effectively last year, and it comes wrapped in a broader jobs and economic message that touches on the top priority of many voting Americans. In Pennsylvania, championing a minimum wage increase is already popular among the big eld of Democrats vying to challenge the re-election bid of Gov. Tom Corbett. Now, Katie McGinty, a onetime environmental policy adviser to the Clinton White House and Corbetts Democratic predecessor, is distinguishing herself by telling audiences and potential donors that she was the rst Democrat in the Pennsylvania eld to make it an issue. This is core for me, McGinty said. I think it is fundamentally true across the centuries that one of the things that can really bring a nation down is the increasing chasm in terms of income. Thus far, the Republicans whom Democrats view as most vulnerable arent changing their minds and supporting it. In addition to Corbett, the Democrats list of most vulnerable includes Maines Paul LePage, Michigans Rick Snyder and Wisconsins Scott Walker. Floridas Rick Scott and Ohios John Kasich might be insulated because their states laws boost minimum wage with ination and Iowas Terry Branstad, New Mexicos Susanna Martinez and Nevadas Brian Sandoval arent viewed as sufciently endangered. All of those governors won a rst term in the national Republican sweep of 2010, and most have had strong Republican representation in their legislatures to support them. But LePage was tasked with facing a Democratcontrolled legislature, and in July he vetoed a bill to incrementally raise the states minimum wage. For his likely Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, increasing the minimum wage is an issue the onetime paper mill worker from northern Maine discusses often, said campaign adviser David Farmer. He is closely aligned with workingand middle-class families, Farmer said. Hes not a millionaire. Still, it would not be unheard of for a Republican to advocate a minimum wage increase. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who leads the Washington, D.C.-based Republican Governors Association, and New Mexicos Martinez each vetoed their legislatures minimum wage bill, but not without making a counteroffer of a more modest increase.In governor races, Democrats eye wage increase NEW YORK (AP) The prosecution of an Indian consular ofcial in New York accused of forcing her maid to toil for little pay highlights a problem advocates say is all too common workers for foreign governments who bring along the baggage of human trafcking to the U.S. Because of the complications surrounding immunity laws, many abuse cases often go unreported or uncharged, advocates say. Victims claims often end up in civil court for that reason, they say. There have been at least 20 cases in the past decade led by workers who said they were brought to the U.S. by diplomatic ofcials and threatened with abuse, forced to work endless hours and kept isolated, with their employers not charged criminally. Weve seen it across the board, weve seen with country missions to the U.N., weve seen it with consular ofcials, diplomats of all levels, said anti-trafcking attorney Dana Sussman, who is representing the maid in the Indian case. The case against Devyani Khobragade, Indias deputy consul general in New York, is unusual in part because the U.S. State Department has said she does not have immunity, a claim her attorney and the Indian government are disputing. Khobragade, 39, was charged with lying on a visa form by stating she paid her housekeeper $4,500 a month when she actually was paying her under $3 per hour, less than half the minimum wage. Her attorney Daniel Arshack has said that his client is innocent and that investigators made a critical error by misreading her visa applications, which were not fraudulent. The case has prompted outrage and protests in India, where ofcials there say she is the innocent victim of a scheming worker. They say her strip-search and jailing by federal authorities was inhumane. Khobragade has transferred to Indias United Nations mission, a move that awaits U.S. State Department approval. She would have broader immunity in that position, but its not clear how that would affect her current case. Advocates worry the outcry could silence further prosecutions. Everybody in the advocacy community hopes this doesnt set us back, said Avaloy Lanning, head of the anti-trafcking program at the nonprot Safe Horizon. All of us are applauding the federal government for taking this stand, it was quite courageous and precedent-setting, and sends the message that we care about victims in these cases. Nations provide immunity to diplomats so they can engage in their jobs without fear of detainment or prosecution under a vastly different judicial system. The type of immunity depends on the level of an international workers job. When prosecutors wish to prosecute a diplomat with immunity, the State Department requests a waiver, and if the country refuses, the diplomat is deported, a department ofcial said. The State Department says it records mistreatment allegations made against diplomats and international workers in a database, but a spokeswoman would not say how many names were in the database or who was listed.Advocates: Worker abuse by diplomats a problem AP FILE PHOTOIn this Dec. 20 photo, members and supporters from a coalition of organizations supporting domestic workers, rally outside the Indian Consulate in New York where Devyani Khobragade, Indias deputy consul general was believed to be staying after she was arrested and charged with lying on a visa form by stating she paid her housekeeper $4,500 a month when she actually was paying her under $3 per hour, less than half the minimum wage. LOS ANGELES (AP) Over the bustling post-Christmas weekend, Peter Jacksons The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continued to lead the box ofce, landing in the No. 1 slot for the third weekend in a row. The Warner Bros. prequel earned $30 million, bringing the domestic gross to $190.3 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Disneys animated adventure, Frozen, took the No. 2 position, earning $28.9 million over the weekend and $248.4 million domestically after six weeks at the multiplex. Frozen probably had the best release date of the year because they positioned themselves to completely dominate the family lm marketplace over the holidays, said box-ofce analyst Paul Dergarabedian of Rentrak. To be No. 2 in its sixth week is a total reection of that. Reigning box-ofce champion Hobbit, really contributed to this record box ofce that we have at the end of the year, he added. With Hobbit and Frozen, we are talking $450 million at the box ofce between those two lms alone. They are absolutely killing it here at the end of the year. This year is poised to be a banner one at the box ofce, and it is projected to surpass 2012s $10.8 billion by nearly 1 percent, making this the highest annual take ever. Paramount held two slots in the top ve over the weekend, with the comedies Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, starring Will Farrell, and The Wolf of Wall Street, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio. Sequel Anchorman 2 came in at No. 3 with $20.2 million, and Martin Scorseses dark comedy, Wolf, took the No. 5 spot, earning $19 million after opening at No. 2 on Christmas Day with $9.15 million. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic gures will be released Monday: 1. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, $30 million ($98.3 million international). 2. Frozen, $28.9 million ($50.5 million international). 3. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, $20.2 million ($8 million international). 4. American Hustle, $19.6 million ($1.7 million international). 5. The Wolf of Wall Street, $19 million ($6.5 million international). 6. Saving Mr. Banks, $14.3 million ($300,000 international). 7. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, $13 million ($27.2 million international). 8. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, $10.2 million ($9 million international). 9. Ronin, $9.9 million ($13.8 million international). 10. Tyler Perrys a Madea Christmas, $7.4 million.Hobbit, Frozen lead box office to close record year Tusiice for Dc c_ WorKI .X r 0

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The Sun /Monday, December 30, 2013 www.sunnewspapers.net WIRE Page 3 SAVE LIVES. GIVE BLOOD Fishing Fo r A New Career? Check Out The Classifieds In The Start your day with the Crossword Puzzle Mon. Sat. in the Classifieds N E W S U N A D A R STATE NEWS MIAMI (AP) The unaged whiskey that DJ Noel crafts from an industrial park in MiamiDade County takes about a week to go from still to bottle. But the process of getting his Alchemist Distilleries up and running took far longer. The idea of opening a distillery in Dade is still a very new concept, so no one really knew what to do with the new kids on the block, Noel said recently over sips neat of his Rye Whiskey. Noel said the county put him through a per mitting wringer, making him prove, for example, that his distillerys roof was explosion-proof and his wastewater was safe before he could re up his German-made still. He moved into the space last year but didnt start making whiskey until fall. The lag time worked to Noels advantage. For starters, it gave him a chance to dial in Alchemists recipes. Working with rye can be hell, he said of the grain. He uses evan in one of his two initial brands; the other calls for wheat, in addition to Floridagrown corn. The rst time I tried to ferment it, I wound up with mash all over the oor. That sight almost made me cry. While Noel navigated arduous federal, state and local regulations, Florida passed a law aimed at helping Alchemist and the states 20 other craft distilleries. Those businesses, dened as producing fewer than 75,000 gallons of spirits a year, are now allowed to sell small quantities of their products directly to consumers. Previously, the states three-tier alcohol system required producers to sell only to wholesale distributors, which would then sell the products to retailers like bars and liquor stores. But the change is minor, said Noel and other craft distillers. The new rule lets distilleries sell no more than two bottles a year to any particular customer. Floridas approach is absurdly restrictive, said John Paul Garzaniti, who is hoping to open Florida Craft Distillery in Miami-Dade or Broward. If you look at states where microdistilleries are thriving places like Oregon, Colorado, Michigan they have much more liberal laws that put craft distilleries on equal footing with breweries or wineries. Licensing fees also are pricier here than in states with more robust craft distilling scenes. Florida craft distilleries must pay about $4,000 a year in fees, compared to $100 a year in Oregon, according to the Institute for Justice Rum and brandy will be the focus of Florida Craft Distillery, with brands that emphasize locally grown ingredients like passionfruit and carambola. Florida has put signicant money behind the Fresh From Florida program that promotes local products, Garzaniti said. There is no reason we cant have a Fresh From Florida rum. Garzaniti, 61, of Coral Springs, is a chemical engineer with an MBA. He and two of his adult children an accountant and a logistics specialist have pledged $100,000 and are seeking to raise another $100,000 from investors, according to their business plan. They brought in about $5,000 through a Kickstarter campaign last year and are hoping that new federal regulations will allow them to use similar crowdfunding sites for investment capital.Spirits get lift from South Floridas new distilleries JACKSONVILLE BEACH (AP) Taking the plunge into the choppy 61-degree water with about 3-foot swells and a strong current was just another Sunday morning at the beach for Luis Etchenique and his friends. Etchenique of Ponte Vedra Beach and a dozen other members of Duval Ocean Swimmers were smiling when they went into the Atlantic Ocean at the Jacksonville Beach Pier and wore even bigger grins when they came out about a mile and a quarter north at Hopkins Street in Neptune Beach. The water felt great. There was a little bit of a swell and that makes it like a roller coaster ride. You cant ask for more. Its a great feeling, Etchenique said as he walked out of the surf after the swim. The affable, close-knit group of open-water swimmers come from throughout the First Coast. They meet at 9 a.m. every Sunday at the Jacksonville Beach Pier for a group swim. Their numbers vary week to week depending on work and family schedules, and how cold it is that day. Some also miss a Sunday because they are competing in triathlons, or participating in major open-water events such as the Alcatraz Swim, which is from the infamous federal prison to the shore of San Francisco. The swimmers resembled a pod of dolphins as they swam along the shoreline. Thats the fun of it. Were a team like a school of dolphins, Etchenique said, adding that the marine animals routinely shadow them. The ocean is always challenging whether its the weather, waves or wildlife, said Richard Shieldhouse of Jacksonville, who joined the group about 12 years ago. Its much more enriching than being in a swimming pool, Shieldhouse said as he looked out at the waves glittering in the morning sunlight. A swimming pool is kind of antiseptic and boring. The differ ence between this and a swimming pool is like the difference between a hospital and an art museum. Each swim is different. Each presents its own set of challenges, whether from nature or man in the form of surfers sharing the waves. There are a lot of different things at play. The environment isnt just a bunch of tile like a mens room. You get to play with the water, he said. Ocean critters including dolphins, seabirds and sh often seem curious about the swimmers. On Sunday, one swimmer saw a baby shark, but each passed the other in the water without incident. However, Shieldhouse and two others were stung in the face by jellysh a month ago. As painful as that was, it didnt keep them from returning to the ocean the following Sunday. Some people have been slapped in the face by sh and wind up with little cuts. But for all the little sharks out there, no one has ever been bitten that I know of, Shieldhouse said.North Fla. swimmers take to water in all weatherJacksonville insurance salesman pleads guiltyJACKSONVILLE (AP) A Jacksonville insurance salesman has pleaded guilty to running an investing scheme that defrauded $4 million from school teachers and administrators. Anderson Scott Hall pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of mail fraud, a single count of wire fraud and a single count of money laundering. He faces up to 80 years in prison when he is sentenced in federal court. Federal authorities say Hall defrauded more than 50 investors, and a signicant number of those investors were Duval County teachers and administrators. Authorities say Hall convinced his investors to put their retirement savings into his sham investment operation, promising inter est rates of up to 12 percent. Authorities also say Hall created fake documents to convince his investors that they were putting their savings in a legitimate investment product. | STATE NEWS BRIEFSPolice: Man shot to death after pulling macheteHIALEAH (AP) One man is dead after allegedly attacking his neighbor with a machete. Police say Arturo Vigo and Alain Alvarez got into an argument that quickly escalated into a deadly ght at the Hialeah Cabin Motel on Friday. The Miami Herald reports that Alvarez told investigators Vigo attacked him with a machete. In response, Alvarez pulled a gun and shot and killed Vigo. Authorities found the 38-year-old Vigo dead in the rst-oor hallway of the extended-stay motel. Police say the incident appeared to be a case of self-defense, so Alvarez has not been charged with homicide. Alvarez has, however, been charged with grand theft of a rearm because the weapon he used was reported stolen.Officers wont face charges in fatal shootingMIAMI (AP) Two Miami police ofcers will not face charges after fatally shooting a man who wielded a box cutter during a 2009 trafc stop. But the Miami-Dade State Attorneys ofce stopped short of saying the ofcers were justied in using deadly force. The decision was detailed in a batch of memos on police shooting cases released last week. On Nov. 14, 2009, Miami ofcers Omar Ayala and George Diaz pulled over Corey McNeal in Allapattah. Prosecutors believe the ofcers were patting McNeal down when he began to resist violently, forcing Ayala to the ground. The ofcers then shot the man 27 times. Detectives found McNeal lying on the ground with a box cutter near his right hand and a wad of cash clutched in his left. Ayalas shirt was untucked and missing a button. He had a cut on his lip and a scrape on his elbow. According to a prosecutors memo, the trajectory of many of the bullets was upward, as though McNeal were standing over Ayala, very possibly with a box cutter in his hand. But prosecutors say key details are missing because the ofcers did not cooper ate with the investigation. The ofcers did not relay any information via radio in the moments before the shooting and it remains unclear why they chose to pull McNeal over.Man who protested during popes Cuba visit in USMIAMI (AP) The United States has given refugee status to a man who shouted against the Cuban government during Pope Benedict XVIs 2012 visit. The Miami Herald rst reported 41-year-old Andres Carrion Alvarez and his wife arrived last month in Tennessee. A Facebook page for Andres Carrion lists his home city as Chattanooga. Carrion yelled Down with the Revolution! Down with the dictator ship before an outdoor mass in Santiago de Cuba in March of 2012. Video of the incident showed Carrion being beaten by a man wearing a rstaid T-shirt and security agents pulling him away. Carrion says he wasnt part of any dissident groups before his protest. He says he was constantly harassed and persecuted afterward. Carrion was never tried for any crime and was freed after being held for 18 days.3 injured in S. Fla. strip club shootingWEST PALM BEACH (AP) Three people are recovering after being shot in a South Florida strip club. The Palm Beach Post reports that three people were injured Friday in a shooting inside the Flashdance strip club in suburban West Palm Beach. One man was airlifted to a local hospital. Fire rescue ofcials said his injuries were not considered life-threatening. Another victim drove himself to the hospital. As of Saturday after noon, police had made no arrests. The incident marked the second shooting in two weeks at Flashdance. On Dec. 14, three men were shot outside the club. Police say one mans injuries may have left him paralyzed.Florida Lotto jackpot rises to $5 millionTALLAHASSEE (AP) The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $5 million after no one matched the six winning numbers in the latest drawing, lottery ofcials said Sunday. Fifty-one tickets matched ve numbers to win $2,837 each; 2,555 tickets matched four numbers for $45 each; and 42,958 tickets matched three numbers for $5 each. The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday were 1-6-11-14-15-29.1 Fantasy 5 player wins $264,828.66 top prizeTALLAHASSEE (AP) One winner of the Fantasy 5 game will collect $264,828.66, the Florida Lottery said Sunday. The winning ticket was bought in Winter Garden, lottery ofcials said. The 386 tickets matching four numbers won $110.50 each. Another 12,108 tickets matching three numbers won $9.50 each, and 119,219 tickets won a Quick Pick ticket for picking two numbers. The numbers drawn Saturday night were 6-17-19-24-29. 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Page 4 WIRE www.sunnewspapers.net The Sun /Monday, December 30, 2013 FROM PAGE ONE BERKELEY LAKE, Georgia (AP) A metro Atlanta homeowner says he hopes he didnt offend anyone by his Christmas decoration of a mannequin with outstretched arms entangled in a string of Christmas lights and clinging to a ledge that prompted an emergency response to his house. Bubba Murphy Lake told WSB-TV that someone passing the house in Berkeley Lake with their children thought the display looked so realistic that they called the emer gency re dispatcher. He says re ofcials told him to take the display down at least temporarily. The display also had a ladder toppled over in the front yard. Murphy says homeowners in his Cobb County neighborhood go all out with their Christmas displays every year.ODD NEWS Christmas display prompts fire dispatch ALMANACToday is Monday, Dec. 30, the 364th day of 2013. There is oneday left in the year. Today in historyOn Dec. 30, 1813, British troops burned Buffalo, N.Y., during the War of 1812. On this dateIn 1853, the United States and Mexico signed a treaty under which the U.S. agreed to buy some 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico for $10 million in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase. In 1860, 10 days after South Carolina seceded from the Union, the state militia seized the United States Arsenal in Charleston. In 1903, about 600 people died when fire broke out at the recently opened Iroquois Theater in Chicago. In 1922, Vladimir I. Lenin proclaimed the establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. In 1936, the United Auto Workers union staged its first sit-down strike at the General Motors Fisher Body Plant No. 1 in Flint, Mich. (The strike lasted until Feb. 11, 1937.) In 1940, Californias first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened by Gov. Culbert L. Olson. In 1948, the Cole Porter musical Kiss Me, Kate opened on Broadway. In 1965, Ferdinand Marcos was inaugurated for his first term as president of the Philippines. In 1972, the United States halted its heavy bombing of North Vietnam. In 1993, Israel and the Vatican agreed to recognize each other. Hollywood agent Irving Swifty Lazar died in Beverly Hills, Calif. at age 86. In 1994, a gunman walked into a pair of suburban Boston abortion clinics and opened fire, killing two employees. (John C. Salvi III was later convicted of murder; he died in prison, an apparent suicide.) Todays birthdaysActor Joseph Bologna is 79. Actor Russ Tamblyn is 79. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Sandy Koufax is 78. Actor Jack Riley is 78. TV director James Burrows is 73. Actor Fred Ward is 71. Sing er-musician Michael Nesmith is 71. Actress Concetta Tomei is 68. Singer Patti Smith is 67. Rock singer-musician Jeff Lynne is 66. TV personality Meredith Vieira is 60. Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph is 58. Actress Patricia Kalember is 57. Actress-comedian Tracey Ullman is 54. Rock musician Rob Hotchkiss is 53. Sprinter Ben Johnson is 52. Actor George Newbern is 50. Singer Jay Kay (Jamiroquai) is 44. Rock musician Byron McMackin (Pennywise) is 44. Actress Meredith Monroe is 44. Actor Daniel Sunjata is 42. Actor Jason Behr is 40. Golfer Tiger Woods is 38. TV personal ity-boxer Laila Ali is 36. Actress Lucy Punch is 36. Singer-actor Tyrese Gibson is 35. Actress Eliza Dushku is 33. Rock musician Tim Lopez (Plain White Ts) is 33. NBA player LeBron James is 29. Taken together, the evidence suggests that far from being a y-bynight, fragmented terror organization, al-Qaida is attempting to behave like a multinational corporation, with what amounts to a company-wide nancial policy across its different chapters. They have to have bookkeeping techniques because of the nature of the business they are in, said Brookings Institution fellow William McCants, a former adviser to the U.S. State Departments Ofce of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism. They have so few ways to keep control of their operatives, to rein them in and make them do what they are supposed to do. They have to run it like a business. The picture that emerges from what is one of the largest stashes of al-Qaida documents to be made public shows a rigid bureaucracy, replete with a chief executive, a board of directors and departments such as human resources and public relations. Experts say that each branch of the terror group replicates the same corporate structure, and that this strict blueprint has helped al-Qaida not just to endure but also to spread. Keeping close track of expenses is part of al-Qaidas DNA, say multiple experts, including FBI agents who were assigned to track the terror group in the years just after its founding. This habit, they say, can be traced back more than three decades to when a young Osama bin Laden entered King Abdul Aziz University in Saudi Arabia in 1976 to study economics, and went on to run part of his millionaire fathers construction company. After he was exiled to Sudan in 1992, bin Laden founded what became the countrys largest conglomerate. His companies and their numerous subsidiar ies invested in everything from importing trucks to exporting sesame, white corn and watermelons. From the get-go, bin Laden was obsessed with enforcing corporate management techniques on his more than 500 employ ees, according to al-Qaida expert Lawrence Wright, author of a well-known history of the terror group. Workers had to submit forms in triplicate for even the smallest purchases the same requirement bin Laden later imposed on the rst al-Qaida recruits, he said.OPERATEFROM PAGE 1 smell of sawdust and wet paint in the cavernous store where he hopes to sell pot just like a bottle of wine. Will it be a showcase for a safe, regulated pot industry that generates hundreds of millions of dollars each year and saves money on locking up drug criminals, or one that will prove, once and for all, that the federal government has been right to ban pot since 1937? Cannabis was grown legally in the U.S. for centuries, even by George Washington. After Prohibitions end in the 1930s, federal authorities turned their sights on pot. The 1936 propaganda lm Reefer Madness warned the public about a plant capable of turning people into mindless criminals. Over the years, pot activists and state governments managed to chip away at the ban, their rst big victory coming in 1996 when California allowed medical marijuana. Today, 19 other states, including Colorado and Washington, and the District of Columbia have similar laws. Those in the business were nervous, fearing that federal agents would raid their shops. That same year, the Justice Department told federal prosecutors they should not focus investigative resources on patients and caregivers complying with state medical marijuana laws but the department reserved the right to step in if there was abuse. In Colorado, the industry took off. Shops advertised on billboards and radio. Pot-growing warehouses along Interstate 70 in Denver grew so big that motorists started calling one stretch the Green Zone for its frequent skunky odor of pot. But the marijuana movement didnt stop. Voters in Colorado and Washington approved recreational pot in 2012, sold in part on spending less to lock up drug criminals and the potential for new tax dollars to fund state programs. The votes raised new questions about whether the federal government would sue to block laws outing federal drug law. That didnt happen. In August, the DOJ said it wouldnt sue so long as the states met an eight-point standard that includes keeping pot out of other states and away from children, criminal cartels and federal property. Colorado law allows adults 21 and older to buy pot at state-sanctioned pot retail stores, and state regulations forbid businesses from advertising in places where children are likely to see their pitches.POTFROM PAGE 1 AP PHOTOIn this Dec. 5 photo, Tyler, no last name given, inspects plants as they mature at the Medicine Man dispensary and grow operation in northeast Denver. December. The major ity came days before a pre-Christmas deadline for coverage to start in January. Compare that with a paltry 27,000 in October, the federal websites rst, error-prone month. We experienced a welcome surge in enrollment as millions of Americans seek access to affordable health care coverage, Marilyn Tavenner, the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said in a blog post announcing the gures. The numbers dont represent a full accounting for the country. The federal website serves 36 states. Yet to be reported are December results from the 14 states running their own sites. Overall, states have been signing up more people than the federal government. But most of that has come from high performers such as California, New York, Washington, Kentucky and Connecticut. Some states continue to struggle. Still, the end-of-year spike suggests that the federal insurance mar ketplace is starting to pull its weight. The windfall comes at a critical moment for Obamas sweeping health care law, which becomes real for many Americans on Jan. 1 as coverage through the insurance exchanges and key patient protections kick in. The administrations concern now shifts to keeping the momentum going for sign-ups, and heading off problems that could arise when people whove already enrolled try to use their new insurance. Theyve got the front end of the system working really well, said insurance industry consultant Robert Laszewski. Now we can move on to the next question: Do people really want to buy this? He also estimated 2 million will probably be enrolled this year. The edgling insurance exchanges are online mar kets for subsidized private coverage. Obama needs millions of mostly younger, healthy Americans to sign up to keep costs low for everyone. Open enrollment runs until the end of March. Tavenner said xes to the website, overhauled to address widespread technical problems, contributed to Decembers gures. But things havent totally cleared up. Thousands of people wound up waiting on hold for telephone help on Christmas Eve for a multitude of reasons, including technical difculties.MILLIONFROM PAGE 1 650 kilometers (400 miles) northeast of Sochi, a Black Sea resort anked by the North Caucasus Mountains. The bombing highlights the daunting security challenge Russia will face in fullling its pledge to make the Sochi Games the safest Olympics in history. The government has deployed tens of thousands of soldiers, police and other security personnel to protect the games. Through the day, ofcials issued conicting statements on casualties. They also said that the suspected bomber was a woman, but then reversed themselves and said the attacker could have been a man. The Interfax news agency quoted unidentied law enforcement agents as saying that footage taken by surveillance cameras indicated that the bomber was a man. It also reported that it was further proven by a torn male nger ringed by a safety pin removed from a hand grenade, which was found on the site of the explosion. The bomber detonated explosives in front of a metal detector just beyond the stations main entrance when a police sergeant became suspicious and rushed forward to check ID, ofcials said. The ofcer was killed by the blast, and several other policemen were wounded. When the suicide bomber saw a policeman near a metal detec tor, she became nervous and set off her explosive device, Vladimir Markin, the spokesman for the nations top investigative agency, said in a statement earlier in the day. He added that the bomb contained about 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of TNT and was rigged with shrapnel. Markin later told Interfax that the attacker could have been a man, but added that the investigation was still ongoing. He said that another hand grenade, which didnt explode, was also found on the explosion site. Markin argued that security controls prevented a far greater number of casualties at the station, which was packed with people at a time when several trains were delayed. About 40 were hospitalized, many in grave condition.ATTACKFROM PAGE 1 WASHINGTON (The Washington Post) A cut to military retirement pay in the budget signed Thursday by President Barack Obama has already triggered such a backlash that Congress may vote in January to toss it out. Some lawmakers who represent districts with a military presence and who voted for the overall budget are vowing to overturn the pension change as soon as the House and the Senate reconvene Friday. Several House and Senate lawmakers in both parties, responding to heavy lobbying from advocates for service members and veterans, already have introduced bills that would restore full cost-of-living increases for military retirees of working age. Reps. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., and Michael Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., have introduced a bill that would restore the annual cost-of-living adjustment for about 800,000 enlisted troops and ofcers who retire in their early 40s, then take other jobs outside the military. In the budget passed this month, the COLA for working-age retirees was reduced by 1 percentage point; once the retirees turn 62, they go back to receiving the full increase. The cut is expected to save the government about $6 billion over 10 years, and it is set to be phased in over three years. Davis and Fitzpatricks bill would nd the savings instead by asking the Internal Revenue Service to crack down on Americans who le fraudulent claims for child tax credits. I think we need to make the x right now, said Davis, whose Illinois district includes many former service members and employees at nearby Scott Air Force Base. At a meet-and-greet with constituents in his district recently, many voters were livid at the pension cut, Davis said. To them and him, he said, the federal government is unfairly breaking a promise it made to service members. A lot of people joined the military and made huge sacrices because they were promised a benet, he said. To go back on that is wrong. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala., said she is partnering with Fitzpatrick on the legislation. I believe that this is a x the Republican conference can rally around, she said in a statement one day after the budget was approved. In my opinion, it should be the rst item on the docket for 2014. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., who is up for re-election next year, has introduced a bill to replace the $6 billion saved by the COLA cut by instead eliminating a tax loophole for offshore cor porations, a news release from her ofce said. Republican Sens. Kelly Ayotte, N.H., James Inhofe, Okla., Lindsey Graham, S.C., and others also have come out against the COLA cut. On Dec. 23, Reps. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., and Ted Poe, R-Texas, introduced similar measures that would repeal the provision. As a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, I believe our servicemembers, veterans, and their families must receive the benets they have earned and deserve, Brownley said in a statement. These benets are owed to them without equivocation. That is why I have introduced legisla tion to repeal the military retiree COLA reduction. It is unclear whether either proposal includes cuts to offset the elimination of the COLA savings. Even lawmakers who support the COLA cut agree that the provision should be changed to exempt at least disabled veterans who were forced to retire for medical reasons, as well as survivors.Congress could reconsider military pension cut aaaaaQC4y> I4 T A K ,}rA .'` I !s .r. af -.

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The Sun /Monday, December 30, 2013 www.sunnewspapers.net WIRE Page 5 WORLD NEWS JUBA, South Sudan (AP) The women and girls leave the main United Nations refugee camp here during the day. The men do not. To exit is to risk death, they say. Whether true or not, such claims show the level of fear that pulses through the main U.N. camp for internally displaced people here two weeks after violence broke out in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, and a spiraling series of ethnically-based attacks coursed through the nation, killing at least 1,000 people. Some 25,000 people live in two hastily arranged camps in Juba, and nearly 40,000 are in camps elsewhere in the country. The government says those in the camps who are mostly from the Nuer tribe can leave and will be perfectly safe. The men here do not believe it. It is very hard to go outside because there are people watching, said Wuor Khor, a 29-yearold graduate of Juba University, who was selling bottles of water sitting in a bucket of ice on the camps ad hoc main thoroughfare. They follow you wherever you are going and then they kill you. They, in this case, are members of the Dinka, the majority tribe from which President Salva Kiir hails. In this camp the Nuer, South Sudans second largest tribe, feel part of a targeted minority after former Vice President Riek Machar, a Nuer, was accused of a coup attempt on Dec. 15 and ghting often ethnically motivated broke out. It has happened sever al times, Khor continued. You will not go beyond the gate. If you dont speak Dinka language you will be killed. Although the violence here in Juba has largely quieted down, rebels control the oil city of Bentiu, and Bor remains under threat of attack from Nuer youth, though the government on Sunday said most of a column of 25,000 men marching on Bor have disbanded and returned home. The Juba camp numbers swell at night, the facilitys leaders say. Women and children may go out during the day to buy food. They return when the sun sets. The camp is a U.N. military and logistics hub where men of the Nuer in Juba rushed for safety. As the numbers rapidly swelled to the thousands it became a mess. Trash lay everywhere. Open defecation took place. Things have improved: Trash is now collected. Latrines have been dug, but not quite enough yet, said Liny Suharlim, an ofcial with the French aid group ACTED, which is now running the camp. Makeshift tents are constructed out of towels, sheets and sticks. Wet clothes are draped on barbed wire fence. People sitting in plastic chairs sell pastries, water and a charge for a mobile phone. Dishes are rinsed in tubs of mud-brown sludge. Camouaged military planes land at the airport runway only a football eld distance away. The government has visited here but the minister of information, Michael Makuei Lueth, holds some disdain for at least some inside the U.N. fence. Those in the camps are actually those who decided to rebel here, he said. He blamed false rumors for spreading fear here.Fear pulses through crowded S. Sudan refugee camp WARSAW, Poland (AP) Wojciech Kilar, a Polish pianist and composer of classical music and scores for many lms, including Roman Polanskis Oscar-winning The Pianist and Francis Ford Coppolas Bram Stokers Dracula, died Sunday. He was 81. The composer died in his hometown of Katowice, southern Poland, following a long illness, according to Jerzy Kornowicz, head of the Association of Polish Composers. The power and the message of his music, as well as the noble character of Wojciech Kilar as a person, will stay in my memory forever, said Kornowicz. Polish lm director Kazimierz Kutz said working with the composer was pure pleasure. He would come, see my movie and a month later he would bring extremely good music that was always beyond my expectations. Polish conductor Antoni Wit praised Kilars generosity, saying he liked to share whatever he had with others. A modest man who often avoided public attention, Kilars main love was composing symphonies and concertos, and he always put that above movies, even though he wrote the scores of dozens of lms. He drew inspiration from Polish folk music and religious prayers and hymns, which he had learned in Latin as an altar boy. But it was lm music, especially for Coppolas 1992 erotic horror movie, that brought this prolic vanguard composer to the worlds attention and commissions from other celebrity directors, including Jane Campion and her Portrait of a Lady. Kilar once said the three criteria that made him write lm music were, in this order: the name of the director, the salary and the script. In a 2007 interview with PLUS, a journal about Polish-American affairs, he recalled asking Coppola in Los Angeles what kind of music he was expecting and the director replied: I did my part. You are the composer. Do what you want. Kilars dedication to composing primarily for the concert halls even led him to lose a commission to write the score for Peter Jacksons Lord of the Rings trilogy. In a movie, music is just one of the many elements, Kilar once said. Serious music, which I compose, is signed with my name only, and I get real pleasure from that. But in 2012, while receiving an honorary doctorate in Poland, he admitted that he never felt sure of the quality of the works he created until musicians and audiences gave their verdict. Kilar wrote music for more than 130 movies in Poland and abroad, but Dracula won him the Best Score Composer award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 1992. His dense, broad and heart-swelling music is very evocative and seems destined to illustrate movies. Richly instrumented, it uses repetition of a simple melody, making it sound like romantic classical music. His trademark sounds involve basses and cellos.Polish composer Wojciech Kilar dies at age 81 AP FILE PHOTOIn this May6, 2011, photo, Polish pianist and composer Wojciech Kilar is pictured in Katowice, Poland. | WORLD BRIEFSBombing wounds 4 soldiers in northeast EgyptCAIRO (AP) A bomb exploded outside a military intelligence building northeast of Egypts capital Sunday, wounding four people and damaging the structure as protests and security scares roiled the country just weeks before a key vote. The explosion in Anshas, a village in Sharqiya province, came as violent student protests at a Cairo university and its branches played on television channels across the country, only adding to the turmoil and sense of public worry in Egypt following a July 3 popularly backed military coup that toppled Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. The military-backed interim government, wanting to cement its legitimacy, hopes for a strong voter turnout for a constitutional referendum Jan. 14-15. The countrys interim president suggested Sunday that the order of the parliamentary and presidential polls following it could be changed.Israel names prisoners to be releasedJERUSALEM (AP) Israel on Sunday announced the names of 26 long-serving Palestinian prisoners it will release this week under a U.S.-brokered formula to resume Mideast peace talks. All of the prisoners were convicted in connection to the killings of Israelis. The planned release, expected to take place late Monday, has angered many Israelis. Under heavy pressure from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Israel and the Palestinians resumed peace talks in July. As a precondition, the Palestinians were forced to drop a demand for a halt in Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, captured areas they claim for a future state. In exchange, Israel agreed to release 104 of the longest-serving Palestinian prisoners it holds. This weeks release will be the third of four planned phases. The Israeli government said the prisoners crimes were committed before the beginning of the initial Israeli-Palestinians peace talks in 1993. All have served sentences of between 19 and 28 years.Two rockets launched at Israel from LebanonTEL AVIV (dpa) Suspected Lebanese militants launched two Katyusha rockets at northern Israel early Sunday, a military spokeswoman said. Two explosions were heard. One rocket struck near the community of Qiryat Shmona. A second apparently fell on the Lebanese side of the border. No immediate injuries or damage were reported. It was the rst incident in months along the normally calm, but often tense, Israeli-Lebanese border. Israeli forces responded with artillery re toward the source of the launch, the military said. In Lebanon, security sources said at least two rockets fell inside Lebanese territory near the area of Sarda, causing no casualties. Israeli artillery red 15 rockets across the border near the Arkoub region in southern Lebanon, the sources said.Kerry to meet with Netanyahu, AbbasWASHINGTON (dpa) Secretary of State John Kerry will travel this coming week to the Middle East for meetings to push the ongoing nal status talks between Israel and the Palestinians, the State Department said Saturday. Kerry is slated to leave Wednesday, New Years Day, spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. In Jerusalem, Kerry is to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A later meeting in Ramallah is planned with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The meetings come with a looming confrontation over a prisoner release scheduled for Sunday, a date set by both sides after restarting peace talks in July. The Palestinian Authority warned Friday of consequences if Israel delays what would be the third round of releases of Palestinian prisoners.12 arrested in India over double gang rapeNEW DELHI (dpa) Twelve men, including a juvenile, have been arrested in connection with the double gang rape of a young woman in southern India, police said Saturday. The 21-year-old woman was visiting friends in the Karaikal port area of Puducherry state when the incident took place on Christmas Eve, police senior superintendent Monika Bharadwaj told dpa. The woman was waiting outside her friends house alone when three men picked her up and she was assaulted by one member of the group, Bharadwaj said. Her friends managed to rescue her and while they were returning to their friends place another gang of seven men accosted them and abducted and gang raped her, Bharadwaj said. The woman has said she was raped six times. We have arrested all the men we suspect of being involved and two male friends accompanying her, including a juvenile, to ascertain what exactly happened and who was involved in raping her, Bharadwaj said. The police ofcer said 10 men were arrested a day after the incident while the other two were arrested on Thursday and Friday.Turkey: Rift with US-based cleric widensANKARA, Turkey (AP) Turkeys embattled prime minister on Saturday ratcheted up the rhetoric against a U.S.-based Muslim cleric seen as a threat to his government, for the rst time directly suggesting followers have inltrated the police and judiciary and are pushing a corruption probe against his allies. Analysts meanwhile pointed to growing evidence of an uneasy alliance between Recep Tayyip Erdogans Islambased government and the secular military, which for years regarded him with suspicion. 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SPORTSMonday, December 30, 2013 www.yoursun.net www.Facebook.com/SunCoastSports @ SunCoastSports Sports Editor: Mark Lawrence INDEX | Lottery 2 | Community Calendar 2 | NBA 2 | College basketball 2 | NFL 3-4 | Scoreboard 5 | Quick Hits 5 | NHL 5-6 | College football 6 NEW ORLEANS The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended another disappointing season with little defense and lots of questions about the future of coach Greg Schiano. Drew Brees threw for 381 yards and four touchdowns as New Orleans clinched a playoff berth, beating Tampa Bay 42-17 on Sunday at the Superdome. The Bucs (4-12), meanwhile, completed their third consecutive losing season and sixth in a row without a trip to the postseason. Whether Schiano, 11-21 in two seasons with Tampa Bay, returns for a third remains to be seen. The Bucs started the year 0-8 and closed with losses in four of their last ve. The Bucs allowed season highs in points and yards (468) against the Saints, who had three scoring tosses of more than 40 yards in the rst half. Schiano also called for a fake eld goal that failed miserably when the outcome was still in doubt late in the rst half. NFL: New Orleans 42, Tampa Bay 17AP PHOTOTampa Bay coach Greg Schiano reacts during Sundays game against the Saints in New Orleans. The Saints won 42-17. SAYONARA, SCHIANO?Bucs season ends in rout by Brees, Saints By GUERRY SMITHASSOCIATED PRESS NFL: N.Y. Jets 20, Miami 7Dolphins playoff hopes dashed by JetsMIAMI GARDENS The handshakes and backslaps exchanged in the Miami Dolphins locker room late Sunday afternoon were gestures of consolation, not celebration, before players quietly slipped out the back door at the end of another disappointing season. Miami was eliminated from the scramble for the AFCs nal wild-card berth by the New York Jets, who thrived in the role of spoilers against their archrivals and won 20-7. The Dolphins blew an early lead to complete a December collapse that will keep them out of the playoffs for a fth straight year. Its denitely going to take a little while to get over this one, quarter back Ryan Tannehill said. New Yorks Geno Smith led three long scoring drives, ran for a touchdown and threw for 190 yards, while two interceptions by rookie Dee Milliner and one by 35-year-old Ed Reed prevented a Miami comeback. The Dolphins (8-8) squandered a shot at their rst postseason berth since 2008 by losing the nal two games to non-playoff teams, including a shutout defeat at last-place Buffalo. It was a dismal end to a roller-coaster season that included a four-game By STEVEN WINEASSOCIATED PRESSAP PHOTOMiamis Mike Wallace pulls in a touchdown pass in front of New York Jets cornerback Dee Milliner on Sunday in Miami Gardens. HOPES | 3 GAINESVILLE Although Pat Young wasnt keeping count, everyone around him was. Even coach Billy Donovan. Young scored 15 points, becoming the 50th player in school history to reach 1,000 in his career, and No. 13 Florida handled Savannah State 76-34 on Sunday. Young received a standing ovation as he left the game with 5:41 remaining, waving to the crowd as his achievement was announced. About the 8-minute mark, I said, Pat, Im going to put you in. Im going to run some plays at you, Donovan said. He said, Well, coach, I dont want to force any thing. Thats just kind of the kid he is. We put him in there to get that done MENS BASKETBALL: No. 13 Florida 76, Savannah State 34Young tops 1,000 pointsAP PHOTOFlorida center Patric Young is congratualted by his teammates after passing the 1,000 career point mark on Sunday in Gaines ville. Young became the 50th player in school history to reach 1,000 points in his career. By MARK LONGASSOCIATED PRESS SPIDERS AT GATORSWHO: Richmond (9-4) at No. 13 Florida (10-2) WHEN: Saturday, 3 p.m. WHERE: Stephen C. OConnell Center, Gainesville TV: Cable Sports Southeast, Cox Sports Television RADIO: 620 AM, 930 AM, 1200 AM, 1460 AM TICKETS: ticketmaster.comYOUNG | 2TALLAHASSEE James Wilder Jr. cannot help but ponder the future before he goes to bed. So much is in front of him and the next few months could be life dening for the FSU junior running back. Of course, there is the pending BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 6. He says his sole focus is on the title game. But then there is the lingering question of what to do after the game. Wilder is one of several FSU underclassmen who will be eligible for the 2014 NFL Draft and will have to make a decision on whether to declare for the draft. Every day. Every day some people are like please stay, some people are like go get your money, Wilder said. Some people are like youre Underclassmen face draft dilemmaBy BRENDAN SONNONEORLANDO SENTINEL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Florida State BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPWHO: Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1) WHEN: Jan. 6, 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. TV: ESPN RADIO: 99.3 FM, 620 AM, 820 AM 1040 AM, 1250 AM SUNDAY SCOREBOARDTennessee 16, Houston 10 Minnesota 14, Detroit 13 Carolina 21, Atlanta 20 Pittsburgh 20, Cleveland 7 N.Y. Giants 20, Washington 6 Cincinnati 34, Baltimore 17 Indianapolis 30, JAGUARS 10 N.Y. Jets 20, DOLPHINS 7 Denver 34, Oakland 14 San Diego 27, Kansas City 24, OT Seattle 27, St. Louis 9 San Francisco 23, Arizona 20 Green Bay 33, Chicago 28 New Orleans 42, BUCS 17 New England 34, Buffalo 20 Philadelphia 24, Dallas 22BUCS | 3 DRAFT | 6

Page 6 SP www.sunnewspapers.net The Sun /Monday, December 30, 2013 ORLANDO Central Florida has hired longtime NFL assistant Paul Ferraro to be defensive coordinator next season. Ferraro has been defensive coordinator at Maine in the FCS the last two year. He worked with the Panthers, Vikings and Rams from 2005-11, and was an assistant for UCF coach George OLeary at Georgia Tech from 1995-01. He replaces Jim Flemming, who left to become head coach at Rhode Island. Neither Flemming nor Ferraro will coach the 15th-ranked Knights in the Fiesta Bowl against No. 6 Baylor on New Years Day. Michigans offense struggles in bowl loss: Shane Morris looked at ease in his first career start, calmly leading Michigan on two scoring drives to open the game. The Wolverines had to settle for field goals, though, and never were able to catch up against Kansas State. Morris threw for 196 yards, but Michigans offense failed to capitalize on its early chances and its defense struggled all night in a 31-14 loss in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl late Saturday in Tempe, Ariz. Morris was steady in place of injured starter Devin Gardner, completing 24 of 38 passes with a late interception. Michigan (7-6) didnt give him much run support, gaining 65 yards on 15 carries, and finished with 261 total yards 82 on a late scoring drive with the game out of reach. Former Vols lineman Lyons dies: Vernon Bud Lyons, a lineman on Tennessees 1951 national championship team, has died at 84. Edward Boling, the director of Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home in Dallas, confirmed Sunday that Lyons died of cancer Tuesday at his home in Corinth, Texas. Services were held Saturday. Tennessee had an item on its website Sunday announcing Lyons death. COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOKUCF hires defensive coordinatorBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | BOWL SCOREBOARDSaturdays results Pinstripe Bowl At New York Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 16 Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina 39, Cincinnati 17 Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando Louisville 36, Miami 9 Bualo Wild Wings Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Kansas State 31, Michigan 14 Todays games Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn. Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesdays games AdvoCare V100 Bowl At Shreveport, La. Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. UCLA (9-3), 2 p.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn. Rice (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-l-A Bowl At Atlanta Texas A&M (8-4) vs. Duke (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesdays games Heart of Dallas Bowl At Dallas UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4), Noon (ES PNU) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville Nebraska (8-4) vs. Georgia (8-4), Noon (ESPN2) Capital One Bowl At Orlando Wisconsin (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1 p.m. (ABC) Outback Bowl At Tampa Iowa (8-4) vs. LSU (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Baylor (11-1) vs. UCF (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) SAN ANTONIO Mack Brown didnt want to go out like this, and No. 10 Oregon didnt want its season to end here. That makes the Alamo Bowl tonight a nale for two programs making the best of disappointment: Texas (8-4) wanting a fond farewell for Brown after the tension surrounding his resignation, and the Ducks (10-2) denied a BCS bowl for the rst time in ve years. The expectation for both of these programs is to be playing in the last game at the end of the year, and neither one of us are doing that, Brown said Sunday. Speaking publicly for just the second time since announcing this month that he would leave Texas after 16 seasons, Brown sidestep questions about the circumstances surrounding his exit and whether he will coach again. He said the only thing he wouldve done differently this season was win all the games and enjoy the happy moms and dads and happy media and happy fans that come with it. Weve done that, and its a lot more fun, Brown said. The Ducks chances of playing for a national title after four consecutive BCS bowl appearances were dashed in November after losing to Stanford. Two weeks later, Oregon was pummeled by Arizona. First-year Oregon coach Mark Helfrich said the disappointment of the Stanford loss created some stragglers. He said he couldve done a better job to manage that. There was absolutely some disappointment, kind of punched-in-thegut type of feeling for a few guys that just needed to grow up and realize that there was a lot of ball left to be played, Helfrich said. And as it played out, we could have played ourselves into a better situation quote, unquote but we didnt earn that. ALAMO BOWLAP PHOTOTexas coach Mack Brown will coach his last game with the Longhorns tonight as they face No. 10 Oregon in the Alamo Bowl. Brown announced he was leaving Texas after 16 seasons earlier this month.Making the best of itTexas, Oregon try to salvage seasons in Alamo Bowl BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALAMO BOWLWHO: Texas (8-4) vs. No. 10 Oregon (10-2) WHEN: Today, 6:45 p.m. WHERE: Alamodome, San Antonio TV: ESPN SUNRISE Scott Clemmensen got the best of the Montreal Canadiens yet again. Brian Campbell, Aleksander Barkov and Dmitry Kulikov each scored goals to lift the Florida Panthers over the Canadiens 4-1 on Sunday night. Sean Bergenheim added an empty-net goal with 17 seconds left, and Tom Gilbert had two assists. Clemmensen stopped 21 shots for the Panthers, who broke a three-game losing streak and beat Montreal for the second time this month. Clemmensen is 8-1 against the Canadiens. Im aware of it but I think its a little bit of a coincidence, Clemmensen said. Its just a team that weve matched up well against for some reason. Ive been fortunate in these games against them to get a lot of help in front of me. Clemmensen started in place of Tim Thomas, who is being held out to give him more time to recover from a groin injury that has forced him to miss eight games. I think it was the right decision, Panthers coach Peter Horachek said. The more time we can give him now, we wont have a reoccurrence. Brandon Prust scored for the Canadiens, and Peter Budaj made 21 saves. Montreal lost for the rst time in three games. Florida stretched its lead to 3-1 on Barkovs goal in the second period. Gilberts shot from the slot was tipped in at 14:29 by Barkov, who has seven points in six games. The Canadiens had a goal disallowed for the second time in the game with 12:37 left. Danny Briere swept a loose puck into the net, but it was ruled that Alex Galchenyuk prevented Clemmensen from play ing his position before the shot. I think it was a good call. I was in the crease, and the guy came in behind me and kind of pushed me out, Clemmensen said. The Panthers scored in the second period off a shot by Campbell that bounced off Budaj and popped up in the air over his head. The puck hit the ice in front and went in off Budajs skate to make it 2-1. The goal was originally credited to Barkov, and Campbell didnt realize the goal belonged to him until after the game. I was in position, and it went straight up, Budaj said. Its tough luck and a bad rebound. Id like to have that one back. The Panthers took a 1-0 lead on Kulikovs goal in the rst period during 4-on-4 play.PANTHERS 4, CANADIENS 1Montreal 0 1 0 1 Florida 1 2 1 4 First Period1, Florida, Kulikov 2 (Fleis chmann), 6:10. Second Period2, Montreal, Prust 4 (Diaz, Bouillon), 2:56. 3, Florida, Campbell 5 (Gilbert, Boyes), 4:51. 4, Florida, Barkov 7 (Gilbert, Boyes), 14:29. Third Period, Florida, Bergenheim 8 (Campbell), 19:43 (en). Shots on GoalMontreal 7-5-10. Florida 8-10-7. Goalies Montreal, Budaj. Florida, Clemmensen. A 19,891 (17,040). T 2:21. NHL: Florida 4, Montreal 1Panthers roll past MontrealAP PHOTOFlorida Panthers left wing Sean Bergenheim (20) celebrates with teammate Aleksander Barkov after scoring a goal in Sundays win. By PAUL GEREFFIASSOCIATED PRESS RANGERS AT PANTHERSWHO: New York (19-19-2) at Florida (15-20-5) WHEN: Tuesday, 5 p.m. WHERE: BB&T Center, Sunrise TV: Fox Sports Florida RADIO: No local affiliate TICKETS: ticketmaster.com gonna go this round, some people are like youre gonna go that round. Wilder is not the only Seminoles that could be considering whether to leave early for the NFL. Junior defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan and redshirt sophomore receiver Kelvin Benjamin were both projected as rstround selections in ESPN analyst Todd McShays recent mock draft. Redshirt junior offensive tackle Cam Erving has a rstround grade, according to NFLDraftScout.com. Wilder and fellow junior running backs Devonta Freeman and Karlos Williams are also draft eligible, as is junior receiver Rashad Greene. Junior offensive linemen Josue Matias and Tre Jackson are also eligible and have potential to play in the NFL. FSU coach Jimbo Fisher spoke to the eligible play ers prior to championship game preparations earlier in December. Everybody wants to make a dollar off of them. Everybody is going to tell them what they want to hear, Fisher said. Sometimes when youre a player, you listen, you hear what you want to hear. The key is who you trust and keeping that circle tight, and getting the proper information so you can make a proper decision. Fisher has been vocal in his disdain for agents try ing to pluck away players with promises of where they will be selected. If we can put them in jail for tampering, itd stop all that too, Fisher said. When they tamper, they need to be busted. I think its ridiculous. Because they lose nothing and the kid loses everything. Under Fisher, FSU has a solid track record of underclassmen declaring for the NFL Draft, and being selected high in the draft. Cornerback Xavier Rhodes, defensive end Bjoern Werner and offensive tackle Menelik Watson were FSUs lone under classmen to declare for the draft last year. Rhodes and Werner were taken in the rst round, while Watson was picked in the second.DRAFTFROM PAGE 1 COLUMBUS, Ohio James Neal scored three times and had two assists, and Sidney Crosby scored the goahead goal and set up two other tallies to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 on Sunday night. Chris Kunitz added his 21st goal and two assists, and Jeff Zatkoff made 25 saves for the Penguins, who have won all four meetings with Columbus this season. Neal scored twice on the power play, including his third goal of the night and 14th of the season with 2:27 left giving him a career-high ve points. Sabres 2, Capitals 1, SO: In Buffalo, N.Y., Ryan Miller made 49 saves, Drew Stafford netted Buffalos goal in regulation, and Steve Ott scored the lone shootout goal in the sixth round as the Sabres improved to 5-0-1 in their last six home games. Canucks 2, Flames 0: In Calgary, Alberta, Jannik Hansen scored the winning goal, and rookie goalie Eddie Lack made 18 saves to lead Vancouver. Blues 3, Stars 2, OT : In Dallas, Kevin Shattenkirk scored a power-play goal 4:49 into overtime, giving St. Louis a victory. Jets 2, Avalanche 1, OT : In Denver, Blake Wheeler scored at 4:58 of overtime and Winnipeg beat slumping Colorado.Penguins trump Blue JacketsBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NHL ROUNDUP

The Sun Classified Page 10E/N/Cads.yoursun.netMonday, December 30, 2013 ZITSByJerryScott&JimBorgman GARFIELDByJimDavis FRESHLYSQUEEZEDByEdStein DILBERTByScottAdams REXM O R G ANByWoodyW i lsonand G rahamNolan MARYWORTHByKarenMoyandJoeGiellaDEAR DR. ROACH: I have been hearing a steady hissing sound in my left ear since 1990. I saw on TV that lipoavonoid would work for it. Have you ever heard of this? N.N. ANSWER: T innitus is the perception of sound in the absence of any external source. It can sound like ringing, hissing, buzzing or other noises. There are many alternative treatments for tinnitus, largely because traditional medicine doesnt have a lot to offer by way of treatment. The most effective treatment I have found in my patients is masking: using another sound, such as white noise, to make the tinnitus sensation less noticeable and hopefully less troubling. M any medications have been tried. I was unable to nd any good evidence for lipoavonoids helping tinnitus. Hearing loss, often due to loud-noise exposure, is frequently associated. A visit to an ear, nose and throat doctor at least once is appropriate to look for rare but serious causes of tinnitus. I found the website of the American Tinnitus Association, at www.ata. org, to be very helpful. DEAR DR. ROACH: R ecently, my wife (age 90) was in the hospital for pneumonia. Upon discharge she was told to keep up her water consumption. Later, she felt tired and confused and was found to have a very low sodium level. She needed sodium intravenously for 45 hours. F or years, the cry has been to avoid salt. What is the bodys need for sodium, and how does the layman decide how much sodium is the right amount? D.B. ANSWER: It is contrary to common sense, but 99 percent of the time, a low sodium level in the body comes from taking in too much water not from taking in too little sodium. There is a hormone called antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called v asopressin, that is stored in the pituitary gland in the brain. Many conditions, especially stroke and pneumonia, can cause the brain to release too much ADH. This prevents the kidneys from being able to get rid of water, and the total amount of body water goes up while sodium stays the same. This causes the sodium level in the body to go down. U sually after the pneumonia (or other underlying cause) is treated, the hormone level goes back to normal. Until then, the most common treatment is limiting water intake. In a few serious cases and it sounds like your wife had a severe case sodium needs to be given intravenously, which must be done very slowly to avoid damage to the brain. DEAR DR. ROACH: My daughter gave birth to a healthy baby girl a month ago, and she also has a 2-year-old boy. Her family has two cats and a dog. The animals sleep in the same room as the children. Is it healthy for the babies to sleep in the same room as the three pets? ANSWER: The effects of pets on health are debated. There are upsides and downsides, but there are few proven medical reasons to recommend for or against pets in the home. On th e good side, children who are raised in families with pets tend to have a lower incidence of asthma and allergies. On the other hand, although its rare, there are diseases that can be passed from dogs to humans. Also, animals can occasionally bite or scratch children. I wouldnt recommend for or against pets in families with small children. READERS: The booklet on stroke explains this condition that is deservedly feared by all. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach No. 902, P. O. Bo x 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. wi th the recipients printed name and address. Pl ease allow four weeks for delivery. Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYo urGoodHealth@med. cornell.edu or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Bo x 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Health newsletters may be ordered from www.rbmamall.com.T innitus is difficult to treat, hard to ignoreDr Roach BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY btntftrbtttt trbnftftff Saturdays in the Classi ed Section of the Sun! 8600175 ri? ''Yap, irill"YJHAT DO YOU THINK BUCKS PROBABLY DOING I WASNT ABLE TO I THINK THAT HAPPENS A LOT...NED BACK THERE THE DISHES AND PORIS WAKE HER REX! BiJT P0RIS CrETS MEANAFTER WE LEFT? 15 STILL SLEEPING SHE JUST BEFORE SHE DOES;AT' c" PASSED OAT,'MOON12-304IT L.GOK-'; LIKF-TONICWELL, CGr7p TH IS MUST BE YOUR FAVORITEIS A TV N IGFIT FO(Z l SNOVLP I SI-IDW, BECAUSE I SEE YOU>-? 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Monday, December 30, 2013ads.yoursun.netE/N/C The Sun Classified Page 11 BORNLOSERByArtandChipSansom BLONDIEByDeanYoungandJohnMarshall BABYBLUESByRickKirkmanandJerryScott MUTTSByPatrickMcDonnell DOONSBURYByGarryTrudeau FORBETTERORFORWORSEByLynnJohnston Dear Readers: Here is this weeks sound off, about animals in stores: Recently at a store, I noticed a woman with a small dog being carried in her arms. I asked to speak to a manager about the health issues of an animal being allowed in a store, and he said if a person says he or she needs one for medical reasons, store personnel cannot question the person about it. I can understand a Seeing Ey e dog or a dog for which there is some kind of identication that it is trained for medical reasons. I have metal in my knees, and I have to carry a card. A R eader, Little Rock, Ark. A ccording to the Americans With D isabilities Act, if it is not obvious what a service animal is trained to do, store staff may ask only two questions of the person: Is the service dog required because of a disability? And what work or task is the animal trained to do (such as guide someone who is blind or help in another way)? A medical card or letter is not r equired. S ome people might take advantage of the situation. Also, the service animal should be on a leash or tether, or be harnessed. So the lady carrying her dog around might not have been in compliance. That said, its not a good idea to tote your pet dog, cat or bird around just because y ou want to. HeloiseF ast factsDear Readers: Here are other uses for popcorn tins that you might have lying around: Store your Christmas decorations in them. Use as a small trash or r ecycling can. Use to place umbrellas in by the front door. Use as a pet-food storage container. HeloisePurse problemDear Heloise: I have a solution to the problem in ladies restrooms when there is no hook to hang our handbags. I take two clean toilet-seat covers and place them on the oor in the corner and put my handbag on the covers. Problem solved! Georgene D., via email Very cl ever, Georgene! I travel a lot, and too many times I have had the problem of no hook for my purse in the stall, just r ecently in a brand-new medical facility! What were th ey thinking? Talk about germ city! Architects and builders, please take note. HeloiseIs this dog in service?Hints from Heloise BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY You ca n nd every business and service under the sun in the Business & Service Directory!866.463.1638 8600176 THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAMEby David L. Hoyt and Jeff KnurekF-XCUSE+'',E., CAIEF... ?bErOR.irTHEYEAIZ(AMESTO? v TO KCE.PTA15t 3 E3fRIEF ASUnscramble these four Jumbles, I KNOW YOU'RE A C.I,OSE, L WAS NOPINC, WE POSSt 6UE... NOone letter to each square,[**?i BUSY, 50 COULD TALK ABOUT Ato form four ordinary words.I'LL KEEP PROMOT I 'SEDUO E r r TA15 AS FOR Pair _BRIEF PSPO551 gL.E...u2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLCAll Rights Reserved.It's bringing ,I Ilke the Johs own prn rCNARH Its brought vauesHOW DID YOU LIKE WAS OVERWORKED SHOW HIM THEQ+ 1YOUR LAST JOB? AND UNDERPAID! ROPES, BUMSTEAD!iti HE'S HIRED!!PUNOCEi tom, (TSSCEOHONow arrange the circled lettersto form the surprise answer, as 12.307?suggested by the above cartoon.A: ACKNoWLeDGE(Answers tomorrow) yo V R WHO?Jumbles: PRICE VALET SOOTHE PHOBIA G uA R DI aNSaturday's Answer: Sometimes, changing in the locker room is a?ilt?THE PITS1r^Y i QCV, mut!;comicz.com a v
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The Sun Classified Page 12E/N/Cads.yoursun.netMonday, December 30, 2013 MALLARDFILLMOREByBruceTinsley PEANUTSByCharlesSchulz CRANKSHAFTByTomBatiuk&ChuckAyers SHOEByGaryBrookins&Susie ARIES (March21-April19).Youwillndsuccessif yo uf ollowthrough,butthisiseasiersaidthandone. Ev eryonewillseemtobedoingsomethingcontrary toy ourplan.Assertyourself. TA URUS (A pril20-May20).Youwillgetthesame questionsoverandover,sohavefunwiththis. F ormulateanswersthatdelightyou.Maybeyour answeristhetruthrearranged. GEMINI (May21-June21).Yourruleswillonlybe followediftheyarewidelyknownandclearlydened withthe p enaltiesdecreed.Evenso ,y ouwill haveachallenger.Butifyouenforceaspromised, therewillbeonlyone. C ANCER (J une22-July22).Youknowthatitsnot accuratetosaythatacertainpersonmakesyou laughormakesyoucry,becauseyourealwaysthe onechoosingyourresponse. LEO (July 23-Aug.22).Youveseenhowpeople whoselivesaretooeasycanbecomelazyand spoiled.Thatswhyevenwhenyouhaveitgood, you llchooseachallengetomakeitmoredicult. VIRGO (A ug.23-Sept.22).Yourereadytoface thetruth:Yourmethodisntworkin g .Howdo y ou know?Itssimple.Yourenotgettingtheresultyou wa nt .T heonlylogicalchoiceistostop. LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23).Whenyourehappy,they willbehappy,too.Sorestassured,yourenotbeing selsh.Ifyoucantseemtojustifydoingthethings thatmakeyoufeelhappy,doitforthem. SCORPIO (O ct. 24-Nov.21).Ifyoumakemorenoise thantheothers,theywillcomplain.Iftheymake more,youllcomplain.Thiscyclewillendwhen everyonedecidestomakenoisetogether. SAGITTARIUS (Nov.22-Dec.21).Insomeways, y oufeelthat y ourestillatthemerc y ofanauthorit y guresdecisions.Itsnottrueifyoudontletitbe true.Shakethelimitswheneveryoudecidetodoso. C APRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19).Whatsbeingbuilt nowwillbeapartofyourlifeforyearstocome, soyouneedtobeabletotrusttheintegrityofit. Q ualityworktakeslonger,. AQ UA RIUS ( Jan.20-Feb.18).Thegoodnewsisthat yo u re notinatrapeventhoughyoumayfeellike yo ua re .Nooneiskeepingyouthereexceptmaybe yo u. Stopsayingyestowhatyoudontwanttodo. PISCES (Feb.19-March20).Youmayplainlysee that y oure g ettin g theshortendofthestickandstill donothingaboutit.Youliketothinkthingsover, andyoullbenetbyplanningyournextmovevery carefully. TODAYS BIRTHDAY (Dec.30).Youmaynotsky diveorswimwithdolphins,butyoullaccomplish bucket-listworthyitemsthatinspireyoutocreate a wholenewlist.Youllbondwithalovedoneover Januarysadventure.Theeortlessgraceyoudisplay atw orkhastakenyearstodevelop,andaspring promotioniswelldeserved.CancerandTaurus peopleadoreyou.Yourluckynumbersare:4,1,22, 28and15. HOROSCOPE DEAR ABBY: Im a 23-year-old woman in a fantastic relationship with a man two years older. I could ll volumes with all the things I love about him. My problem is I make more money than he does. He earns a good living and is a hard worker, but he constantly says things like, Youre going to leave me for someone who makes more money than I do, or, Your parents dont think Im good enough for y ou because I didnt go to college. Ab by my parents dont care about that. They adore him because they see how happy he makes me. I dont care that I earn more. The way I look at it, eventually when we r e married, our nances will be combined. I have tried telling him this and convincing him that I love him for all his qualities, but he doesnt believe me. Is there anything else I can do? HEAD OVER HEELS IN PORTLAND, ORE. DEAR HEAD OVER HEELS: The problem isnt that you make more money than your boyfriend does; its that he doesnt have enough self-condence to believe that someone could love him just for himself. S ome men feel that in order for them to afrm their masculinity, they have to bring in the bigger paycheck. Y ou might point out that when he says those things, it hurts y our feelings because it implies that all you care about is money, you have poor values and are for sale to the highest bidder. B ut until HE is able to r ecognize all that he has to offer, theres nothing more you can do. DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are starting to hate our older daughter. After dropping out of college, she moved home to save some money. Since then, she has lived as she pleases. She isnt saving money and is contributing nothing toward her support. We have given her a deadline to move out and will hold to it. But her slovenly ways, sullen attitude and disregard for ru les have created such a toxic atmosphere were afraid our relationship is forever changed. Abby, this is not the daughter we ra ised! What do we do? SAD DAD OUT WEST DEAR SAD DAD: Your letter raises more questions than I can answer. Why did your daughter drop out of college? Does she have a job? Where is her money going if shes not saving it or contributing to the household? Does she have a drug problem? Emotional problems? If this isnt the girl you ra ised, there has to be a reason for it. Rather than hating her for her behavior, what you should be doing is nding out whats causing it. DEAR ABBY: I was invited with four close friends to a goodbye tea at the request of a dying friend. Her four children we re hostesses and had issued the phone call invitation the day before. My fr iend is still alive. Is it necessary and proper to write a thank-you, and to whom? BEWILDERED IN PHOENIX DEAR BEWILDERED: Wri te a short thank-you note to the person who called you. If your friend is still well enough to understand it, write another one to her, expressing that you appreciated being able to spend the time with her and that you were honor ed to have been invited. Thats what Id do. For thy names sake. O Lord, pardon mine iniquity for it is great, Psalms 25:11 In the name of Jesus, our sins without number whatever are fully forgiven and forever forgotten. He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Accept it and go free. 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